Paulstown
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Paulstown Baile Phóil
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 Paulstown
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| Coordinates: 52°41′00″N 7°01′00″W / 52.683333°N 7.016667°WCoordinates: 52°41′00″N 7°01′00″W / 52.683333°N 7.016667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Website | www |
Paulstown (Irish: Baile Phóil) is a small village in County Kilkenny in Ireland.
Paulstown is located at the (northern) junction of the N9 and N10 National primary roads. It is 21 km south of Carlow and 19 km east of Kilkenny.
Scoil Bhride is the primary school in Paulstown. Shankill Gardens & Castle is a point of interest.
Paulstown parish is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. The 200-year-old Church of the Assumption is the local Catholic church in the parish of Muinebheag/Bagenalstown.
Paulstown's primary school is Scoil Bhride Paulstown. This is a mixed primary school. The school enrols about 109 boys and 90 girls. The principal of this school is Mrs. Mary Holden. She has been principal of this school for many years. The school has recently built on 3 new class rooms and a resource room Scoil Bhride has registered for the Green Schools Programme. It has a Catholic ethos but there are many other religions.
Paulstown Castle is a detached three-bay four-stage 'tower house' country house, rebuilt 1828, retaining fabric of earlier house, 1710, possibly incorporating fabric of medieval castle, c.1450. It was In use until 1902 but vacated pre-1973. It is now in ruins.
Paulstown Castle represents one of the elements of the architectural heritage of County Kilkenny. A middle-size house of distinctive appearance reputedly built to designs prepared by William Robertson (1770–1850). The house remains of additional importance for the historic associations with the Flood family of nearby View Mount House, the Healy family, and for the reputed connections with Sir Pearse Butler.
Shankill Castle and Gardens is set in beautiful parkland on the Carlow/Kilkenny border. Visitors are invited to walk in the grounds and gardens, and there are guided tours of the house.
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