From a ruined early church standing on a Bronze Age site, through Rathnew's Victorian parish core and 'Thatched City' streetscape, to Captain Robert Halpin's cable-baron mansion at Tinakilly. Looking for things to do in Rathnew? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
St Ernin's Church & Graveyard
St Joseph's Catholic Church
St Joseph's National School
Rathnew Village Street (the Thatched City)
Tinakilly House (Captain Robert Halpin)
For Schools
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