The Kildare Town Heritage Centre & Tourist Office is located in the restored 18th Century Market House opposite St Brigid’s Cathedral. Offering an engaging virtual reality experience ‘Legends of Kildare’, tells the story of Kildare, past and present. Journey through time and immerse yourself in stories of the Fianna, Brigid the Goddess, Saint Brigid and the arrival of the Normans in one of Ireland’s oldest towns.
County Kildare boats some of the country's most important historical and monastic sites, including St. Brigid's monastic settlement, the birthplace of Ernest Shackleton, 5 ancient round towers and Oughterard, the burial place of Sir Arthur Guinness.