St Brigid's Cathedral on the site of her 5th-century monastery, one of Ireland's tallest round towers, the Fire Temple where a perpetual flame was tended by Brigidine nuns for centuries, the ruins of a 13th-century Franciscan friary, and the modern flame relit in Market Square in 2006 — 5 stops through one of Ireland's most important early monastic towns. Looking for things to do in Kildare Town? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
St Brigid's Cathedral
Kildare Round Tower
St Brigid's Fire Temple
Grey Abbey (Franciscan Friary)
The Perpetual Flame, Market Square
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