The Village at Lyons lies along the scenic towpath of the Grand Canal at Aylmers Bridge and Lyons Demesne. The Demesne was the former home of the Aylmers, an old Kildare Dynasty and later the Lawless Family who held the title of the Earl of Cloncury.

The Village derives its name from an ancient town and castle which were both destroyed in the war of 1641. Built on the original site of this fortification The Village at Lyons fully sprang to life with the arrival of the Grand Canal which was built circa 1756 – 1790.

The construction of Lyons House nearby in 1786 and its lavish reconstruction by Valentine Lawless in 1800 – 1803 meant that a thriving community grew up along the canal bank, by 1850 industries included a Hotel, shops, a forge, a police barracks, several workshops and the flour Mill was run by Joseph P Shackleton.

The Mill accidentally burnt down in 1903 and the canal closed to traffic in 1960, Lyons house was sold in 1963 and life in the village came to a halt as the community relocated to nearby Ardclough. Village life was reborn after 1996 with the restoration of the first of the Village homesteads.

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