About Martinstown Cattery
Martinstown Cattery is located at the end of a quiet country lane in Martinstown,
The Curragh, Co. Kildare in the townland of Ballysax.
It is less than an hour from Dublin city center and less than 20 minutes
from Newbridge, Naas and Kildare.
Martinstown Cattery is one of the few catteries in Ireland to have been designed
and constructed to the FAB (Feline Advisory Bureau, UK) standards.
These standards are designed to ensure the safety and comfort of your cats
during their stay with us.
Each individual accommodation unit consists of a heated chalet with a
semi-outdoor run, as shown in the Photos section.
For your cat’s safety and security there is no contact between cats from different
households; there is also a safety corridor that runs the length of the cattery.
About Cliodhna Murphy
Cliodhna qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1997, through the Royal College
of Veterinary Surgeons, London having completed her training in the
Veterinary College, UCD.
After qualifying Cliodhna worked in the Animal Welfare Clinic, Charlemont Street,
Dublin 2 before heading off to Australia for four years.
While in Australia Cliodhna worked in veterinary practices in Bondi Junction and Surry Hills, Sydney,
during which time she completed a course on Small Animal Nutrition run by Hills
Science Plan.
Before returning home in 2002 Cliodhna spent some time in an animal sanctuary just outside Sydney
helping with the native animals.
Cliodhna resumed work in Terenure Veterinary Hospital in Terenure, Dublin 12,
where she worked for over three years.
During this time she was nominated for Veterinary Nurse of the Year, 2005.
After a good deal of searching to find a suitable site, Cliodhna and her husband
Joe moved into Martinstown Cottage in the beginning of 2006.
Cliodhna realised her lifelong dream when she opened Martinstown Cattery for guests at the end of 2006.
Cliodhna qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1997, through the Royal College
of Veterinary Surgeons, London having completed her training in the
Veterinary College, UCD.
After qualifying Cliodhna worked in the Animal Welfare Clinic, Charlemont Street,
Dublin 2 before heading off to Australia for four years.
While in Australia Cliodhna worked in veterinary practices in Bondi Junction and Surry Hills, Sydney,
during which time she completed a course on Small Animal Nutrition run by Hills
Science Plan.
Before returning home in 2002 Cliodhna spent some time in an animal sanctuary just outside Sydney
helping with the native animals.
Cliodhna resumed work in Terenure Veterinary Hospital in Terenure, Dublin 12,
where she worked for over three years.
During this time she was nominated for Veterinary Nurse of the Year, 2005.
After a good deal of searching to find a suitable site, Cliodhna and her husband
Joe moved into Martinstown Cottage in the beginning of 2006.
Cliodhna realised her lifelong dream when she opened Martinstown Cattery for guests at the end of 2006.