Kildare, Cashel, Blarney and Killarney

P009 The Irish National Stud and Gardens symbolizes all that is great about County Kildare, the beating heart of Ireland

P010 ... near the main entrance at the meeting point of the Stud guided tour - Statue of Colonel William Hall Walker, this sculpture of the farm

P011 ... horses have been born and bred on this 800-acre site that is now the Irish National Stud since the farm at Tully was purchased from the Fay family in 1900...

P014 ... Colonel Hall Walker, who believed in astrology and insisted on roof lights in the stables for the celestial influence, achieved as the most successful...

P016 ... a colt foaled 6 April 2006 here on the Stud emulated Minoru winning the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby; his name: Sea The Stars, a play on words reminiscent...

P017 ... the Tully farm and all its stock gifted to the Crown in 1915 and the land became the National Stud, Colonel William Hall Walker then elevated to the peerage...

P018 ... the Irish Government in 1943 took over the land and buildings and in 1945 the Irish National Stud was established, and the incorporation officially took...

P019 ... the eccentric Colonel succeeded in building up a collection of foundation mares which had tremendous influence on racing - in the ten year period of...

P021 ... the Stud provides long and short term facilities for mares, foals, yearlings and racehorses out of training, first class facilities are used by...

P027 ... other featured Stallions from Irish National Stud - Bay 2011 Free Eagle €20,000 | Chestnut 2009 Dragon Pulse €8,000 | Bay 2010 Gale Force Ten €5,000 | Bay...

P028 ... Bay (horse), a hair coat color and one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds, characterized by a reddish-brown body color with a black mane,...