Contact us/directions
CONTACT US
Phone: 059 647 3396 (From Outside The Republic: +353 59 6473396)
Email: ashlm@eircom.net
Post:
ASH Animal Rescue, Cornan, Kiltegan, Co.Wicklow, Ireland.
DIRECTIONS TO ASH
SAT NAV COORDINATES:
If you can enter coordinates for locations into your Sat Nav, the following coordinates will bring you to our shelter:
North: 52.9295 , West: -6.5345
Some newer Sat Navs will allow you to search for a location using whats called a POC Location, if your Sat Nav uses this feature, the following will bring you to ASH:
POC Location: Q0V 72DC
DIRECTIONS FROM DUBLIN
Coming from the M50 take the Tallaght Exit (Junction 11) and head towards the N81 (following signs for Blessington). Continue straight through all roundabouts (passing Tallaght village on right and Maldron Hotel/Tallaght Stadium on left). Continue straight on the N81 following signs for Blessington.
Pass straight through Blessington village continuing on the N81. After about 17 miles you will see a pub called the Olde Tollhouse on your left. Continue straight past this and keep an eye out (on the left) for a brown heritage sign to the Dwyer/McAllister cottage.
Following this sign you will very soon take a steep left turn off the N81 (up the hill towards Glen of Imaal) (see image below)
Continue up this hill following the road and signs for Dwyer/McAllister cottage. You will come to a village called Knockanarrigan (sign posted) and a crossroads (with a shop on the left). Turn right at this crossroads (see image below) (still following the signs for Dwyer/McAllister cottage).
You will soon come to a sharp right turn where you just follow the road right and then vere left at the fork just beyond. Continue past the Dwyer/McAllister cottage and after about a mile you will come to a Y in the road (see image below)
Take the right turn up the steep hill (sign posted Rathdangan). This is our road. Follow this road, which takes you up through the forest, downhill where you pass a cemetery on your left.
You will then see a white farmhouse on your left (situated lower than the road). Approach slowly as within about 60 yards (on the summit of the hill) you will see a sign for ASH ANIMAL RESCUE and a lane to your right which you must take. (see below).
You’ve made it!! Please drive into the car park at the bottom of the lane on the left and come on up to the cottage when someone will come out to meet you.
FROM BRAY/GREYSTONES/DUN LAOGHAIRE/ etc
Go on to the N 11 direction Wexford till you come to the roundabout in Rathnew. Take the second exit direction Rathdrum.(you will pass through Glenealy) and bypass Rathdrum. About 1.5 miles past Rathdrum turn right direction Carlow/Aughrim(Roadsign). After about a mile you come into Ballinaclash. Go right across the bridge and immediately left. This road will bring you into Aughrim.At the main crossroad go straight ahead, mind you have to give right of way as you are crossing the main road. At the end of town you have to take a right turn, direction Kiltegan ( straight goes toTinahely) It is a winding road. After 3 miles you pass Cappagh Nurseries. It is another 8 miles to our house now. The road forks 3 x, each time you chose the right fork. Once , in a sharp bend to the left, there is a road going sharply right, direction Glenmalure, ignore it. Never leave this road until you come into Rathdangan. It is small village, so don’t pass through it. At the crossroad in Rathdangan you take a right which leads uphill. After you pass a yellow bungalow you will see a lane on the left. Go up this lane, after 30 yards the house is on the right. Please honk your horn to alert us or ring on your mobile and someone will come out to meet you.
Alternatively you could follow the signs for Glendalough, in Glendalough you turn left direction Woollen Mills, go past the Mills and when you have gone over the bridge you turn right for GlenMalure, at the x-roads in GlenMalure you cross straight over and that will bring you to the Aughrim-Baltinglass road, about 8 minutes away from us.
Follow above directions as from: Never leave this road…..etc
FROM KILKENNY/CARLOW
Go to Castledermot, this is signposted for Dublin. When you
approach Castledermot you turn right at the hotel, mind oncoming
traffic, as there is a sharp bend in the road, immediately turn left,
direction Baltinglass. When you come to the T- crossing turn left, in
Baltinglass at the crossroad take a right, it is signposted for
Hacketstown. It will take you through town.Take the first
to the left after you pass the hospital and keep on that
road until you come to a T junction, where you take a right.
Stay on this road ,which will bring you automatically into Rathdangan. At the
crossroad turn left uphill and after you pass a yellow
bungalow on your right, you will see a lane on your left.
FROM WEXFORD/ARKLOW etc.:
From Wexford go to Arklow. From Arklow to Woodenbridge and than follow signs for Aughrim. Go into Aughrim across the bridge and take a left. From there follow the directions as given in FROM BRAY/GREYSTONES etc.,
FROM NEWBRIDGE/KILCULLEN etc.
from New Bridge to Kilcullen, to Dunlavin, at the T-crossing turn left, this road forks twice, each time you choose the right hand fork. When you come to the N81 T- crossing turn right – soon after you will see a brown heritage sign on your left, it tells you to take a left turn for Dwyer- McAllister Cottage, which you will do. You will pass a few sawmills, The Glen Lounge, Coolmoney camp (armycamp) just past it you drive into the tiny village of Knockanarrigan. You will see a shop/petrolpump/postoffice on your left. At that x road you turn right, there is a small sign pointing to Dwyer/McAllister, the road forks twice, follow sign for the cottage, after a few miles you will pass the cottage, 1 mile after that there is a sharp bend in the road to the left, inthe bend the road forks, you choose the right fork, in is narrow and goes uphill. We are on this road a few miles further, first you go through the forest, then you will pass the graveyard on your left, a new house on the right (slightly up the hill), then you will see a working farm on your left, many farmbuildings and a 2 story house, our lane is just past it on your right. It is about 3 quarters of an hour’s drive.
FROM MAYNOOTH/CLANE/NAAS:
From Maynooth to Clane to Naas. In Naas follow signs for the general
hospital, so you turn left at the supervalu, this road will bring you to Ballymore Eustace, in BmreE turn right at vivo supermarket, right again at T-junction, this road will bring you out to the N81.When you come to the N81 T- crossing turn right – you will pass a pub called The Olde Tollhouse,soon after you will see a brown heritage sign on your left, it tells you to take a left turn for Dwyer- McAllister Cottage, which you will do. You will pass a few sawmills, The Glen Lounge, Coolmoney camp (armycamp) just past it you drive into the tiny village of Knockanarrigan. You will see a shop/petrolpump/postoffice on your left. At that x road you turn right, there is a small sign pointing to Dwyer/McAllister, the road forks twice, follow sign for the cottage, after a few miles you will pass the cottage, 1 mile after that there is a sharp bend in the road to the left, inthe bend the road forks, you choose the right fork, in is narrow and goes uphill. We are on this road a few miles further, first you go through the forest, then you will pass the graveyard on your left, a new house on the right (slightly up the hill), then you will see a working farm on your left, many farmbuildings and a 2 story house, our lane is just past it on your right. It is about an hour’s drive.