


Great British Railway Journeys Goes to Ireland
Kilkenny to Athy
Season 4 Episode 23 of 25
On the next leg of his journey from Co Kerry to Galway, Michael Portillo travels from the city of Kilkenny to Athy in Co Kildare. Along the way he tries his hand at cutting marble in the Victorian style, uncovers 19th-century Ireland's surprising industrial heritage and learns how the railways helped bring motorsport to the masses
Great British Railway Journeys Goes to Ireland airs on U&Yesterday at 7:10 AM, Thursday 29 May. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Michelle Heeley
Series Producer