Paulstown

Scoil Bhride

The village's primary school is Scoil Bhride Paulstown. It is a mixed school with about 109 boys and 90 girls. The principal is Brian Healy. Scoil Bhride has registered for the Green Schools Programme.

Paulstown Castle

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

Main article: Shankill Castle

Shankill Castle and Gardens is set in parkland on the border between County Carlow and County Kilkenny. Visitors can walk in the grounds and gardens, and there are guided tours of the house.

Shankill Castle started as a Butler tower-house near the ruins of an old church. Peter Aylward bought the lands from his wife's family in 1708, and it was rebuilt and set in a formal landscape with a vista to the front and canal to the rear. In the 19th century, it was enlarged and castellated, serpentine bays were added to the canal, and an unusual polyhedral sundial was given pride of place on a sunken lawn. Other additions were a gothic porch bearing the Aylward crest and a conservatory. The stable yard and the castellated entrance to the demesne are attributed to Daniel Robertson.

Environment

In Paulstown, there are 3 significant trees which are included in the Tree Register of Ireland, compiled by the Tree Council of Ireland. These include a Common Lime, a Wellingtonia Giant Sequoia and two Monterey Cypress around Shankill Castle Gardens .

Transport

The former N9 - R448 road passes through Gowran, Dungarvan, Thomastown, and further on, just north of Ballyhale the former N10 rejoins the former N9, having proceeded south from Kilkenny. At Paulstown, the former N10 diverges west/southwest to serve Kilkenny, proceeding southwest to Coolgrange, and west to the outskirts of Kilkenny, where it meets the Kilkenny Ring Road at a roundabout.

Notable people

References

References

1. "Baile Phóil/Paulstown".
2. Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin [http://www.kandle.ie/parishes/ parishes]
3. [http://www.kandle.ie/parishes/paulstown/ Paulstown Parish]
4. schooldays.ie - [http://www.schooldays.ie/primary-schools-in-ireland/primary-Kilkenny Primary, County Kilkenny]
5. "Our Staff". Scoil Bhríde, Paulstown.
6. [http://archives.tcm.ie/carlownationalist/2006/12/20/story30340.asp GREEN SCHOOL] {{webarchive. link. (2011-06-29 - [[The Nationalist (Carlow)). ''The Nationalist'' (Carlow)]]
7. Buildings of Ireland - [http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12402108 Paulstown Castle]
8. [http://www.treecouncil.ie/tree_register_of_ireland.htm Register of Ireland] {{webarchive. link. (2010-05-24)
9. [http://treecouncil.ie Tree Council of Ireland Website]