Bishopscourt is a townland in County Kildare, Ireland, near Kill, Ardclough and Straffan and beside the N7 road.

In 1527, Thomas, Bishop of Kildare, granted Bishopscourt to Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, and his wife Margaret.

[citation needed] The Ponsonby family became the most powerful political dynasty in 17th century Ireland.

[1] It was on the grounds of the estate that Daniel O'Connell fought a duel with John d'Esterre on 1 February 1815.

[citation needed] Kennedy's stallion The Tetrarch, standing at Bishopscourt, was the most successful sire in the world in 1919.