County Kildare - Towns

The former "Grand Canal Hotel" dominates this attractively situated village. It was built as a stopping off point for passengers who travelled along the canal. Barge trips on the canal depart from outside the "Canal hotel". There are walks on the tow-paths.

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On the Grand Canal walking route, close to the Leinster Aquaduct and river Liffey. A popular fishing place.

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The ruins of Rathcoffey Castle lies northwest of the village of Straffan. This was once the residence of the Wogan family, of whom the most famous was Sir Charles Wogan (born about 1698). He was a prominent Jacobite who was imprisoned in London for his part in the Scottish 'Fifteen' Rising; in 1716 he escaped to France and served in Dillon's regiment of the Irish Brigade.

Straffan Steam Museum is worth a visit.

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On the western side of Droichead Nua is the Curragh, a vast plain that has been a horse-racing venue from the earliest times. It is the headquarters of Irish racing today, and here the Irish Derby and other classic races are decided. For nearly a century the Curragh Camp has been an important military station and training centre: it was handed over to the Irish Army in 1922.

East of the Camp is the Curragh Golf Club (18). At Donnelly's Hollow, on the eastern end of the Curragh, a small obelisk commemorated a celebrated boxing match in 1815. Dan Donnelly, a giant Irishman, defeated the English champion George Cooper. Donnelly's footprints on leaving the hollow have been preserved by being retrodden by countless visitors since.

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