Cloncarlin House
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Cloncarlin House is a Fáilte Ireland approved 4-star b&b in Monasterevin, on the Kildare coast, listed on Fáilte Ireland’s official register of quality-assured accommodation. It is a smaller, owner-run house of 3 rooms, the kind of place where you deal with the people who actually run it.
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A Grand Canal town in Kildare, sometimes called the "Venice of Ireland" for its bridges, and long-time home of tenor Count John McCormack.
Monasterevin takes its name from a monastery founded here by St Evin in the 6th century, followed by a Cistercian abbey in 1189. Its more visible history is later: the Grand Canal arrived in 1786 and still runs through the town, crossing the River Barrow on a three-arched limestone aqueduct built in 1826, and the number of bridges needed to stitch the town back together earned it the nickname the "Venice of Ireland".
Moore Abbey, a Gothic-style house built in the late 1760s for the Earl of Drogheda, is the town's other landmark, best known as the home of the great Irish tenor Count John McCormack from 1927 to 1939. Between the canal, the Barrow and the old market streets, it's a compact, walkable town to base a B&B stay in.
Monasterevin was bypassed by the M7 in 2004, so it's now a quieter stop just off the main Dublin to Limerick and Cork road, with a rail station on the same Dublin-Cork line putting Dublin's Heuston Station under 45 minutes away.
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The Grand Canal and Barrow Aqueduct
The Grand Canal reached Monasterevin in 1786, and its three-arched limestone aqueduct over the River Barrow, built in 1826, still carries the canal through town, one of the features behind the town's "Venice of Ireland" nickname.
Moore Abbey
Built in the late 1760s in Gothic style for the Earl of Drogheda, Moore Abbey is best known as the home of tenor Count John McCormack between 1927 and 1939.
Monastic origins
The town takes its name from a monastery founded by St Evin in the 6th century, later followed by a Cistercian abbey founded in 1189, the roots of the settlement that grew up here.
Getting to Monasterevin
Monasterevin lies just off the M7, about 63km southwest of Dublin, and was bypassed by the motorway in 2004. It has its own station on the Dublin-Cork railway line, with journeys to Heuston Station taking under 45 minutes at peak times.
Booking Cloncarlin House direct, and what the rating means
A real, assessed b&b
Cloncarlin House holds a 4-star b&b rating under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, assessed against the bedrooms, bathrooms, breakfast and welcome rather than self-declared. It's an independent signal you can trust before you book, separate from any platform's own review score.
No fees, no middleman
Ring the owner, or use the contact details on this page, and arrange the stay with the house rather than through an app. No booking fee added to your bill and no commission taken from the owner, so the room rate you agree is the room rate you pay.
A better stay, direct
Owners answer the questions a booking platform never will: whether the room at the front is quieter, how early breakfast can be served, or where to park for a few days. Speaking to the house directly is how B&Bs in Ireland were booked for decades.
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Send the owner the details of your stay and they will come back to you directly. No booking fee, no platform in between, just Monasterevin on the other end.
Cloncarlin House, common questions
Where is Cloncarlin House?
Cloncarlin House is at Cloncarlin, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare (Eircode W34 W229). Give the Eircode to your sat-nav to find the door.
How do I book Cloncarlin House?
You contact the owner directly, by phone or the enquiry form on this page. DirectBnB adds no booking fee and takes no commission, so you arrange the stay with the house itself and pay the room rate with nothing on top.
What star rating does Cloncarlin House have?
Cloncarlin House is a Fáilte Ireland approved 4-star b&b under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, and guests rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 50 Google reviews.
How many rooms does Cloncarlin House have?
Cloncarlin House has 3 rooms. As a smaller, owner-run house it is worth booking ahead, particularly in summer and over weekends.
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