Walking Tour

Estate Village and Gentlemen's Seats - Rathfarnham Village and its Neighbourhood - A Guided Walk


Getting there
Dublin Bus
15C (College Street - Whitechurch), 16 (Santry - Ballinteer), 16A (Dublin Airport - Lower Rathfarnham), 17 (Rialto - Blackrock), 75 (Dun Laoghaire - Tallaght)

Rathfarnham is signposted from the M50 and N81 roads

The Walk

This walk commences at the bus stop on the Rathfarnham Bypass, near Rathfarnham Castle. Please use pedestrian crossings and apply the Safecross code when crossing roads.

Distance: Approximately 4km

Duration: The walk can be completed in 1. 5 to 2 hours. However you may wish to linger. Alternatively, the walk may be shortened by only visiting the features centred on the village.

Introduction

The recorded history of Rathfarnham in so far as we can learn from existing records, began at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion when in 1199 these lands were granted to Milo le Bret. The name Rathfarnham (Ráth Fearnáin in Irish, the Fort of Fearnan or the Fort of the Alders) suggests that a habitation existed before that time but of those who dwelt therein we know nothing. They left no remains of pre-historic burial places, no early churches and no records preserved in the annals.

Introduction Rathfarnham and the surrounding area are rich in heritage and history. A guided walk such as this can only hope to give a flavour of that history and heritage. Please see www.southdublincountyhistory.ie and www.southdublincountylocalstudies.ie for more information or visit the Local Studies Collection at The County Library or Ballyroan Library

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