Explore one of Ireland’s most historic towns with the Kildare Town Walking Tour Audio Guide

Explore one of Ireland’s most historic towns with the Kildare Town Walking Tour Audio Guide

Kildare’s origins stretch into the distant past.  Overlooking the Curragh to the south-east stands Dún Áilinne, the seasonal home for a series of ancient Leinster Kings, and the legendary band of ancient warriors, the Fianna, hunted over the plains of the Curragh.  It is with the arrival of a devout woman that this area became famous throughout Ireland and throughout the Christian world. Kildare, derives from the Irish ‘Cill Dara’ meaning Church of the Oak.  It was named after the church founded here under an oak tree by St Brigid in the 5th century.  Over time Kildare developed into a great “Monastic City, a place where visitors and pilgrims were welcome and plentiful, a place famous across Europe.

Kildare became a key base for the Norman invaders and their famous leader Strongbow, and on our journey we will learn how Kildare was the scene of tragedy during the 1798 Uprising.  In its later history, Kildare became a venue for aristocratic horse racing enthusiasts, and a vital stage in Ireland’s first great motor race. Our audio guide is the perfect companion for your self-guided tour through time in Kildare.

KILDARE TOWN AUDIO GUIDE

KILDARE TOWN AUDIO GUIDE

Title: Kildare Town Walking Tour Audio Guide

Duration: 47 mins.

Summary:

This Audio Guide is an Abarta Heritage Production, on behalf of Kildare County Council and produced with the support of Kildare Town Heritage Centre, Kildare Tidy Towns, Cill Dara Historical Society and The Grey Abbey Conservation Project. It was written by Neil Jackman with the support of Mario Corrigan, and recorded at Bluebird Studios, Kildare, where it was narrated by Liam Quinlivan and Niamh Shaw, with sound engineer Declan Lonergan and producer Róisín Burke.

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