Outdoor Attractions in Leixlip

Royal Canal Report an error with this listing

A canal originally built for freight and passenger transportation from the River Liffey at Dublin to the River Shannon at Cloondara in County Longford in Ireland.

Work commenced in 1790 and lasted 27 years before finally reaching the Shannon in 1817

Co. Dublin

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Leixlip Spa Report an error with this listing

Situated close to the Royal Canal, Ireland at Louisa Bridge was discovered in 1793 by a group of work men excavating for the canal. William Connolly who acquired Leixlip Castle in 1732 planned to develop the spa into a classical thermal spa but to no avail.

The spa waters bubble from the ground at a constant 75 degrees and drain into the Rye River below.

Leixlip, Co. Kildare

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River Liffey Report an error with this listing

The Liffey rises between Kippure and Tonduff in the Wicklow mountains, and flows for around 125 km through counties Wicklow, Kildare and Dublin before entering the Irish Sea at the mouth of Dublin Bay on a line extending from the Baily lighthouse to the Muglin Rocks.

Co. Dublin

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