A town named for a 'ford of the slaughter,' a castle and mill granted to two chaplains in 1526, a deliberately planned linear layout built on a reclaimed bog, a forgotten 19th-century woollen trade, and a 1840 courthouse now lending out library books instead of handing down verdicts. Looking for things to do in Urlingford? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Urlingford: The Ford of the Slaughter
Urlingford Castle & Mill
Urlingford: A Planned Town on a Reclaimed Bog
Urlingford's Woollen Trade
Urlingford Courthouse (now the Public Library)
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