Two miles from Naas
The Irish mile that became a village name
The Irish mile, or míle Gaelach, was about 2,048 metres—longer than a statute mile. It was used for land measurement and distance in Ireland until the nineteenth century. Two Mile House was two of these miles from Naas town, and that is how people identified the location: you travelled out from Naas for two Irish miles and you were there. When the measurements standardised and the statute mile came in, the name did not change. The place had been called Two Mile House for long enough that it had become the place itself.
Founded 1958
Two Mile House GAA
The GAA club was established in 1958 and has been running hurling and football at juvenile and adult level since then. The grounds sit on the edge of the village, a standard Irish club setup: pitch, clubhouse, training facilities. The club runs camogie and ladies football alongside the men's games. Like a lot of small Kildare clubs, it is embedded in its townland—the people who live there are the club, and the club is why they stay.
R410 heading west
The road to Blessington
The R410 runs from Naas southwestward through Two Mile House toward Blessington and into Co. Wicklow. It is a narrow country road with good sight lines, popular with drivers heading to the Liffey Valley and the Poulaphouca Reservoir. Two Mile House is not a stop on that journey—it is where you are when you leave Naas and before you reach the hills. The road is the village's main link to anywhere else.