Discover Straffan in Ireland
Straffan in the region of Leinster is a place located in Ireland - some 16 mi or ( 26 km ) West of Dublin , the country's capital .
Local time in Straffan is now 03:52 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Swansea, Liverpool, Lisburn, Glasgow, and Enniskillen. When in this area, you might want to check out Swansea . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Straffan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The K Club Hotel & Golf Resort
The K Club Hotel, Spa & Country Club located in Straffan, Co. Kildare. This luxurious golf resort played host to the 2006 Ryder Cup golf tournament. Enjoy an relaxing stay at the luxury 5 star hotel a ..
Liffey Descent 2008 Part 1 Lisburn City Paddlers
Descent of Dublin Liffey in Canadian touring double canoe ..
K Club, The Palmer Smurfit Course, Tour of the Golf Clubhouse (2006)
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Liffey Descent 1996 - Part 1 (Official)
www.unraveltravel.eu Each September thirty million tons of water are releases from Poulaphouca Reservoir to bring the River Liffey up to flood level, thereby changing small rapids into raging torrents ..
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Straffan
Straffan (variously Teach Srafáin, Strafáin or An Cluanini in Irish) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, situated on the banks of the River Liffey, 25 km upstream of the Irish capital Dublin. With a population, according to the census of 2006, of 439 – an increase since 2002 of 32.2% – Straffan is the 31st most populous centre in County Kildare.
Located at 53.32 -6.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College is a voluntary secondary boarding school for boys, located near Clane in County Kildare, Ireland. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1814, it is one of Ireland's oldest Catholic schools, and featured prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. One of five Jesuit schools in Ireland, it had 450 students in 2011/2012 when the fees were €16800 per annum. The school's current headmaster is Fr Leonard Maloney.
Located at 53.31 -6.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Ardclough
Ardclough, officially Ardclogh (Irish: Ard Cloch, meaning "high stone"), is a village and community in the parish of Kill County Kildare, Ireland, two miles (3 km) off the N7 national primary road. Amongst its buildings today are a national school, a church, Ardclough GAA Club, and one shop "Buggys". Ardclough also contains the historic round tower at Oughterard.
Located at 53.30 -6.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Clane GAA
Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships, 16 county senior hurling championships and Kildare club of the year in 1975. Clane players are credited with bringing the handpass into Gaelic football. Richard Cribben was regarded as one of the best players in the game in the 1890s and played on the international team that played England at Stamford Bridge in 1896.
Located at 53.29 -6.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Conneff Park
Conneff Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. It is one of the main grounds of Kildare GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground is named after Tommy Conneff, an Irish athlete.
Located at 53.29 -6.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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