Slane

Introducing Slane

Pretty little Slane (Baile Shláine) grew up around the enormous castle whose grounds dominate the town; the massive grey gate to the privately owned castle lies southwest of the town centre, which is made up of pleasant 18th-century stone houses and cottages. At the junction of the main roads are four identical houses facing each other: local lore has it that they were built for four sisters who had taken an intense dislike to one another and kept a beady-eyed watch from their individual residences.