🌐 If The Past Could Talk

Porterstown & Clonsilla Heritage Trail

📍 Dublin🚶 5 stops🚶️ 1.88km⌛ ~40 min

A canal bridge carrying an 1845 boat-disaster memorial, a level crossing keeper's house, a Gothic-style granite church dedicated to a little-known early Irish saint and its presbytery, and a former national school — 5 stops along the Royal Canal on Dublin's western fringe. Looking for things to do in Porterstown? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

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Stops on This Trail

  1. Kennan Bridge
  2. Porterstown Crossing Keeper's House
  3. Saint Mochta's Roman Catholic Church
  4. Saint Mochta's Presbytery
  5. Porterstown School House

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 →