History & Culture
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History & Culture
The Wrens of the Curragh
The Wrens of the Curragh: A Courageous Community on the Plains Out on the windswept plains of the Curragh in County Kildare, during the mid-1800s, lived a group of women who became known—sometimes harshly—as “the Wrens.” Their homes weren’t houses in the traditional sense, but hollows, ditches, banks, and furze bushes that sheltered them like […]
Newbridge · Curragh
History & Culture
Curragh Military Cemetery
The Curragh Military Cemetery: Quiet History in the Plains Just east of the Curragh Camp, along the low rolling ground between Newbridge and Kildare town, sits the Curragh Military Cemetery. It isn’t large or flashy — just a walled plot with a few trees, a sense of order, and a lych-gate dating back to 1869. […]
Newbridge · Curragh
History & Culture
Donnelly’s Hollow
Donnelly’s Hollow is a historic site on the Curragh Plains, famous for the 1815 bare-knuckle fight between Dan Donnelly and George Cooper. The monument and legendary footsteps keep alive the story of one of Ireland’s most celebrated sporting figures.
Newbridge · Kildare
Attractions · Parks & Outdoors · History & Culture
The Curragh Plains
The Curragh Plains are a vast ancient grassland landscape between Kildare Town and Newbridge. Known for walking, horse racing, archaeology, rare grassland habitats and the film Braveheart, the Curragh is one of County Kildare’s most important natural and historic places.
Newbridge · Curragh