From a 12th-century church and an 1830s convent house to a village holy well and pump, this trail runs out to the beach where 600 rifles were smuggled ashore for the Irish Volunteers in August 1914 — a gun-running often overshadowed by Howth's, but no less real. Looking for things to do in Kilcoole? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Kilcoole Church
Saint Patrick's Convent
Kilcoole's Holy Well
The Village Pump
Kilcoole Gun-Running Monument
For Schools
This trail is also available as a free printable classroom worksheet or full trail booklet — no site visit required. See how Classroom Prep Mode works →