Directions: From Dublin City, follow the signs for N4/Galway/Sligo/Wesport and once you go over the M50 motorway (about 5 miles from city centre) at the large "roundabout",continue to travel West on the N4 (later the M4), bypassing Lucan (3 miles from M50) and Leixlip and exit at Exit 7, signed for R406, Maynooth/Naas/Straffan (8.6 miles from M50). At the end of this slip-road off the M4 take second exit off the Straffan Road Roundabout (signs for Naas/Clane) onto the R406 and travel for 3.2 miles until you come to the Barberstown Roundabout (at Barberstown Castle Hotel). Take the third exit onto the R403 (leaving Barberstown Castle on your left), again following signs for Clane/Naas. Travel for 0.5 miles, taking the first left past Barberstown Castle Hotel onto the L5049 (New Road). Rathadam House B&B is the first house on the left (at the 50/80 km sign) and the name is on the right hand pillar and there is an old style water pump on the roadside/cut lawn in front of the house.

If travelling from Dublin airport follow signs for Dublin/City. About 2 miles from the airport take the M50 (south) until you come to Exit 7. Leave the M50 at Exit 7, keep on the right hand lane of this slip road, and follow the signs for N4/Galway/Sligo/West. From here the directions are as above.

Using public transport, there is a frequent bus service from the city centre Bus Station (Bus Aras) to Straffan. From Bus Aras take the 120/123 to Edenderry and it goes about every 30 minutes up until about 7.30 and about every hour after that. Exit the bus at Cobbs, close to Straffan village and mid-way up New Road. Continue walking in the direction of the bus and Rathadam House is the last house on your right hand side or the first house at the junction of New Road and the Celbridge to Clane road, about 2 minutes walk from the bus stop at Cobbs. There is an old style black pump and a 50/80 km speed limit sign outside the house. There is a frequent public bus service from Dublin Airport to the Bus Aras.

From Cork/Limerick/Waterford make your way to the M7/N7 and after bypassing Naas, take Exit 7, signed for Straffan. In the centre of Straffan village, at the crossroads, with the Straffan Inn pub on your right and the Catholic Church on your left. Turn left onto New Road (up by the side of the Catholic Church) and travel for about half a mile. We are the last house on the right (at the 80 km speed limit sign) and the house name is on the right hand pillar.

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