Slí Dhubh picnic and wild camping area
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- This is a backcountry site — you'll need to carry in your gear and water.
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🏞️ Attractions
Shankill Castle and Gardens is set in parkland near Paulstown on the Carlow/Kilkenny border. Visitors are invited to walk in the grounds and gardens, and there are guided tours of the house. Shankill Castle started as a Butler tower-house near the ruins of an old church. Peter Aylward bought the lands from his wife's family, the Butlers, in 1708, and it was rebuilt and set in a formal landscape
Goresbridge (Irish: An Droichead Nua, meaning 'the new bridge') is a small village in the east of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Goresbridge is named after a 1756 bridge, built by Colonel Ralph Gore, crossing the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Carlow. Located 2.75 miles (4.43 km) from Gowran on the R702 (Kilkenny−Enniscorthy) regional road, and approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east


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🛒 Amenities & services
🛒 Groceries
Corrigan's- Everyday
- Flemmings Quik Pick
⛽ Fuel
Corrigan's
Applegreen Paulstown (trucks)
Applegreen Paulstown (cars)
🍽️ Food & drink
- Blakes
- Village Kebabish
- Carrolls
➕ Medical
- Allcare Pharmacy
- Bagenalstown Health Centre
- Nolan's
🚰 Drinking water
- Drinking water
🚻 Toilets & showers
- Public toilets
- Showers
🎾 Sports
- Equestrian
- Multi
- Tennis
🏧 ATM & bank
Bank of Ireland
- Leighlin Credit Union
- Credit Union
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