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| Huston Train Station ,Luas Tram, Kingsbridge/ Gare Huston et Luas Tram, Pont du Roi 8.00am. |
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| Ricardo,Sara,myself./ by Nayroka |
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| Village du Maynooth ,Maynooth Village / by Nayroka. |
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| Ricardo ,Nayroka, myself ce moi, Sara. la Chateau Fitzgerald Maynooth /by Nayroka |
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| Le Rendezvous ,Routiere Conyngham pour le Grand Depart,Sara et Nayroka 8.25am |
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| Sara and I ,Ce moi et Sara ,Conyngham Rd |
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| Waiting to head off at 8.30 am outside the Bus Garage on Conyngham Rd. |
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| Col Knockmaroon, Chapelizod , ascente tré forte pour 1 KM ,couvent ste Angel's ,Village du Chapelizod/ Knockmaroon Hill beside the Holy Angels Convent,sudden very steep hill for 1 KM |
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| Strawberry Hall Pub,Lwr Rd Lucan / le Auberge Strawberry Hall,Routiere bas Lucan. |
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| Riviéré Liffey,les Couche Strawberry , River Liffey StrawberryBeds |
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| Riviéré Liffey ,Lucan.River Liffey Lucan |
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| Nayroka et Sara Traverse Pont Lucan, Sur Liffey. |
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| Sara and me beside Lucan Bridge.Pont Lucan |
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| Rendezvous avec Ricardo devant Hotel de Police Village du Lucan/ We meet up with Ricardo at Lucan Police Station. |
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| 3KM from Maynooth Nayroka and Sara beside sign |
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| 3KM from Maynooth ,Royal Canal, La Canal du Royaume 3Km par Village du Maynooth |
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| La Chateau Fitzgerald Sicle 1164 Ad Village Du Maynooth. |
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| Peloton au Cyclistes par Club Stagg /,Le Magazin Velo/ ,par Village du Lucan Traverse Village du Maynooth |
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| Peloton of Cyclists from the Stagg Bicycle Shop Lucan passing through Maynooth Village |
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| The big House ,Carton Estate/ La Maison Carton ,le Grande Maison au le Noblesse Riche18emé sicle. ,au le present moment Hotel et Club du Golf,situate en le Grande quanite de Terre,Hectare immense |
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| The Boat House, La Maison Bateaux,Carton,sur Ryewater. |
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| Nayroka |
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| Ricardo . |
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| Carton House, la Grande Maison Carton |
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| Arrived back Home ,distance covered 69.23 KM and 3.00pm/ Arrive mon Maison ,distance fine 69.23 KM et 3.00pm |
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| My Cycling Clothes dumped on the Surly after I got Home.Mon Vetements Velo apre le Voyage sur le Surly LHT. |
The Weather was Damp and dreary but no Rain Meteo 8C when I headed of at 7.30am for our Rendezvous at Conyngham Rd Bus Garage. I arrive at 8.00am mad to early owing to no Traffic on the Road because it was Sunday Morning. Nayroka was first to arrive at 8.25am then Sara and we headed off promptly up the Chaplizod Rd 3 Km to Chapelizod Village.
Then up Martins Row then the rather nasty sudden steep Knockmaroon Hill for 1 KM. That was the only really nasty Hill of the Trip ,the rest of the way to Maynooth was relatively easy going. Then down the Hill into the Lwr Rd or the Strawberry Beds and continued for 5KM to Lucan Bridge on the River Liffey. We stopped there awhile to take Pictures of the Weir. It is very Picturesque in the Strawberry Beds ,a bit of Old World Country Charm and yet so close to Dublin City.
We went to the Police Station in Lucan Village and met up with Ricardo then continued our journey .Up the Hill on the Celbridge Rd pass the Ball Ally Pub then down and turned left then up onto the Bypass then onto a Cycle Lane up to the Roundabout and turned off for the Rd to Leixleip then about 3KM to the Salmon Leap Inn and the Bridge over the Liffey leading into the Village of Leixleip.
We eventually went through Leixleip Village and another Hill up Pound Street then Station Rd for 1 KM to Louisa Bridge on the Royal Canal but it was not a bad Hill. We continued on until we were about 3 KM away from Maynooth until we came to a Sign stating it County Kildare was Twinned with Lexington USA and Deauville France,out came the Cameras and more Pictures.
When we arrived in Maynooth it took us about 1 1/2 Hours 10.am from Conyngham Rd 23.5 KM Distance.We had a look at the Fitzgerald Family Castle built in 11.64 AD which is a Ruin with just the Walls Standing on two parts of it and it was closed,more Pictures.Then we had some Coffee and Sandwiches in a Café close by. I brought them to see the Carton House Demesne,the Former Stately Home now a Hotel and Golf Club at the start of the Village. This place has a huge Acrage of Land with the Ryewater River running through it and the Grand House of the former 18Century Nobility who ruled over the Lands of Maynooth . The Trip was worth it just to see Carton Estate alone. These People do not like you walking on their Grass particularly if Golfing is in progress and we were just the Vagabonds passing through on our Bicycles. The whole area is devoted to Golf with the main course and also a huge Driving Range. The Parking area was full of BMW's and other Luxury Cars. We must have remained for an hour viewing the scenery and taking Pictures. Then we headed off through the main Gate which was 3KM from Maynooth Village rather then going back to the Village out onto the Dublin Rd to head back to the City.
We left Ricardo at Lucan Village and continued back through the Scenic Strawberry Beds for the 5KM to Knockmaroon Hill then back 3KM more to Conyngham Rd. Then we left Nayroka at Capel Street Bridge and I eventually left Sara at Cathal Brugha Street off O'Connell St to go Home.
We had a marvellous Day out with the Sun Shining every so often. I got back to my House at 2.59pm and I looked at the Bike Computer, I had done 69.23KM overall.
