events update
Glad tidings we bring to you and your kin: Christmas market with live crib and music, Santa in Castletown House, music, storytelling, gift ideas – there is a lot to discover and do at Castletown this December! Winter Opening The restored Crimson...
events update
By Dr Dorothea Depner Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura discovering the many links that exist between Castletown and Italy on their tour with OPW guide Antonella Guarracino As it happens, it was not a prince but the Italian...
Special tour
Sandra Murphy & Dorothea Depner This year, as part of our Heritage Week celebrations in August, the guides in Castletown decided to offer something new: a ‘below stairs’ tour of Castletown House. We had already created a children’s ‘above stairs’ tour earlier in...
spotlight on
Castletown is located in Celbridge, Co. Kildare, just 20km from Dublin City Centre. The area around Celbridge is steeped in history, and you will find some great stops to make on your day out after visiting us here. Once you have toured the house or participated in an...
