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Blessington Town (Baile Coimín)
This historic town is the ideal start and end point for a loop tour around Blessington Lakes.
Lacken Village (An Leacain)
The buildings in the picturesque village of Lacken are made of the local granite with spectacular views across the lake.
Ballynultagh (Baile an Ultaigh)
The historic landscape of Ballynultagh includes cairns, a ballaun stone, an old bog road and a deserted village
Templeboden (Teampall Buadáin)
This townland is named after Bishop Boden whose grave and the remains of his small church are located in Templeboden graveyard.
Ballyknockan (Bhuaile an Chnocáin) Village
The cottages and houses in this pretty village are made from local granite, with some unique buildings such as the barn cinema and the House in a Day.
Ballyknockan Quarry
Stonecutting has been practiced in the Ballyknockan area since 1824, providing granite for many of Dublin’s most famous buildings.
Valleymount (An Chrois) Church and Village
This small pretty village contains an old schoolhouse, a forge, a sweathouse and a distinctive church.
Valleymount Bridge
The construction of the Poulaphouca Dam in 1937, to help deal with the water shortages in Dublin, resulted in the village of Ballinahown, 80 homesteads, 300 farms and over 5,500 acres of land being submerged by water. The land was generally arable,…
Boystown (Bailte Bhuí) Quaker Grave Yard
In Boystown, a restored Quaker Graveyard is located at the entrance of Blessington Lakes Golf Course. Originally based in Dublin, there were Quakers in this area from the seventeenth century and they worked mainly in the wool industry.
Baltyboys House, Hill and Cairn
The privately owned Baltyboys House was the home of Elisabeth Smith, author of one of the most complete contemporary accounts of daily life including household, local, national and international events during the famine years. Elisabeth was the great…
Lakeside Heritage Trail Overview
The Blessington Lakes are nestled in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains. The waters of this man made reservoir form the centrepiece in the landscape around which a very rich and unique local history and heritage can be explored. Whether you are…
Wool and Weaving in the King's River Valley County Wicklow 1660's- 1840's
In the late 1600s, a Quaker community settled at Baltyboys in the Kings River valley, County Wicklow, Ireland. The Quakers resurrected wool production in the valley and managed its supply to the Dublin weaving trade. In the early 1700s, Dublin’s…
