| History of Clondalkin... | | | | Where to eat... |
| Clondalkin is steeped in history and was unfortunate to | | | | Clondalkin offers a variety of eateries. You can |
| be plundered and destroyed by the Vikings around | | | | choose from Chinese/Thai at Pattaya on the Nangor |
| 832 A.D., and the scene of a battle between | | | | Road or enjoy an Italian menu at Pistacchio |
| Strongbow and High King of Ireland, Ruairi O'Connor. In | | | | Restaurant on Tower Road. Pub grub can be had at |
| the early days its fortress was attacked and burned, | | | | Quinlans, The Black Lion on Orchard Lane, The Laurels, |
| the monastery was burned and the village of | | | | Main Street, The Waterside Bar and Bistro, Ninth Lock, |
| Clondalkin itself didn't escape either. There was an | | | | or why not go "hot and spicy" at Himalaya Tandoori? |
| explosion and also an attempt to burn it to the ground. | | | | How to get here... |
| So it's a great achievement to be still on the map! | | | | By bus: The following Dublin Bus routes service the |
| Clondalkin today... | | | | Clondalkin area: |
| The centre of attraction in Clondalkin has to be the | | | | The 210: Dolphin's Barn to the Liffey Valley Centre, |
| Clondalkin Round Tower, you can't miss it really, | | | | The 51B: City centre to Grange Castle, |
| standing 84ft tall! The tower is made of calp limestone | | | | The 51C: City centre to Grange Castle, |
| and some granite. It's a complete tower and there's no | | | | The 68: Aston Quay to Newcastle, |
| record of restoration work. Unfortunately there's no | | | | The 69: Aston Quay to Rathcoole, |
| access to the inside, it's a pity really as there would be | | | | The 76: Fettercairn to Old Lucan Road, |
| one hell of a view from the top! | | | | The 76B: Balrothery to Old Lucan Road. |
| Things to do in Clondalkin... | | | | By train: there's a regular train service from Clondalkin |
| Clondalkin is a good sporting town with the Round | | | | Train Station to Heuston Station, Dublin's main train |
| Towers GAA Club, Rugby Union, football, basketball | | | | station. Check out the Irish Rail website for further |
| and kickboxing. Visit Corkagh Park for some nice | | | | information. |
| walks and nature trails. Or how about a spot of fishing | | | | Clondalkin is signposted from the M50 and N7 and N4 |
| on Corkagh Fishery? | | | | roads. |