{"id":1045,"date":"2007-04-05T18:36:10","date_gmt":"2007-04-05T18:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2023-08-26T12:50:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T12:50:57","slug":"summerhill-and-kildare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/2007\/04\/summerhill-and-kildare\/","title":{"rendered":"Summerhill and Kildare"},"content":{"rendered":"

I left Trim after breakfast. I was making my way to Leixlip. I passed through Summerhill and Kildare and had some lunch.
\n<\/p>\n

\"Drive

Drive on the Left<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Summerhill<\/a>

Summerhill Village Green on R158, Trim Road<\/p><\/div>\n

Summerhill<\/h3>\n

The next little town I went through was Summerhill. The photo is of the village green, a narrow grassy village park lined with large deciduous trees. It has a cast-iron water pump and is surrounded by rubble limestone walls. Two and three-story Georgian and Victorian homes face the park. The green was laid out around 1930. The long driveway it faces used to be the entrance to the Summerhill Demesne, but it was demolished in 1970.<\/p>\n

\"Fish<\/a>

Fish and Chips<\/p><\/div>\n

Kildare<\/h3>\n

Next, I went through Kildare. There was a large parking area, so I parked and had some not exceptional fish and chips. I don\u2019t remember where. So, don\u2019t blame anyone in these photos.<\/p>\n

The town of Kildare is very near Dublin. It dates back to the 5th century. In Irish, Kildare is Cill Dara, “church of the oak”. \u00a0Brigid is said to have established a Christian community beneath an oak tree here.<\/p>\n

\"Parking<\/a>

Parking and Shops, Kildare, Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Parking<\/a>

Parking and Shops, Kildare, Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n

I really did spend a lot of time completely lost and turned around, trying to figure out what road to take next.<\/p>\n

\"Trying<\/a>

Trying to find the right road in Kildare<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Trying<\/a>

Trying to find the right road in Kildare<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mill<\/a>

Mill Lane, Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Commons<\/a>

Commons East, Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\u201cClocan\u201d<\/a>

\u201cClocan\u201d at Scoil Choca Naofa School, Kildare, Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n

I saw this on the grounds of Scoil Ch\u00f3ca Naofa, a Primary School on Church St, Commons East, Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland. It looks kinda like a cloch\u00e1n or bee hive hut. Clochans were built in ancient times with dry-stone, stacked stone without mortar in south-west Ireland, along the coast. They had a corbelled, arch-like roof.<\/p>\n

Next: Leixlip ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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