Activity Description
Clay Pigeon Shooting is a thrilling experience, demanding calm concentration, a keen eye and quick reactions."
Perfect your aim and time your shots and soon you will be notching up your 'kills'. Of course these are not real birds and no one gets hurt, making it a great sport for all - young and old, men and women alike.
On arrival you will meet your instructor, who will be an experienced clay pigeon shooter & holder of a current shotgun certificate. He or she will give you a full safety and gun handling briefing before you have a go yourself.
Your experience will involve you shooting at clay pigeons, with cartridges and hearing protection under the supervision of your instructor.
Cost
€60 each
(incl training, 50 bird shots and gun hire)
Location
"Tithewer"
Newtownmountkennedy
County Wicklow
Getting There
FROM DUBLIN DIRECTION
Take the N11(Wexford Road) from Dublin, passing Bray on the by-pass.
Proceed through Kilmacanogue, exit at the sign for Newtownmountkennedy.
Follow the signs into the village until you come to a pub called the "Mountkennedy Inn" and a church beside it.
Turn right at the church, follow the main road round to left and about a half-mile out stay right and follow the main road, proceed uphill for approx. 2 miles. Just over the top of the hill take the second turn on the right (also signposted) and we are at the end of the avenue
FROM WEXFORD DIRECTION
Take the N11(Wexford Road) towards Dublin, passing Ashford and Rathnew on the by-pass.
Take the exit left for Newtown Mount Kennedy
Follow the signs into the village until you come to a church on the left hand side of the road.
Turn left at the church (sign posted for Roundwood), follow the main road round to left and about a half-mile out stay right and follow the main road, proceed uphill for approx. 2 miles. Just over the top of the hill take the second turn on the right (also signposted) and we are at the end of the avenue.