The Top 10 Attractions of Carlow Town included some hidden gems. Carlow (Irish Ceatharlach) is the county town of County Carlow, in the southeast of Ireland, 84 km from Dublin. The M9 motorway means Carlow is about an hour’s drive from Dublin. From where comes the name of Carlow? So, the name is an anglicization […]
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Carlow was an important town in the Middle Ages. And his parish church stood then in the place currently occupied by St. Mary`s Church of Ireland. Also called the parish church of the Virgin Mary. Therefore St. Mary`s Church of Ireland is in a place that has been of great religious significance for centuries. In […]
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Assembly Rooms is another place in Carlow associated with the outstanding Irish playwright. George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Prize winner in literature in 1925. An Oscar winner in 1938 for the “best screenplay adapted” to the film Pygmalion, was born in 1856 in Dublin. Since 1876 he lived in London and traveled a lot around the […]
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Flowers of February are Snowdrops and Crocuses. Snowdrops and Crocuses are one of the earliest flowers. They started flowering already in January and February. And they look particularly spectacular. Snowdrops have been known since the earliest times under various names. But were named Galanthus in 1753. They are “milk flowers” because their Latin genus name […]
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Less than 1 kilometer from the majestic Altamont Gardens was located The Forge Restaurant. Between the villages of Ballon and Bunclody on the N80 Dublin-Wexford road. It was an ideal stopover for tourists. I wrote “it was” because The Forge Restaurant closed its doors on 4th September 2018 as its owner Mary Jordan had retired […]
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Office of Public Works (OPW), in association with Carlow Garden Trail and Carlow Tourism, has announced Snowdrops Festival at the beautiful Altamont Gardens during the month of February. There is no better time of year to catch this fabulous display of snowdrops in these beautiful tranquil gardens. A wonderful opportunity to view a unique collection […]
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For over one hundred and twenty years the Town Hall continues to be at the center of local government administration in Carlow. It was constructed according to the plans of the architect William Hague, Dublin. And in March 1886 Carlow Town Commissioners officially opened the newly construed Town Hall. During 2005–2006 Carlow Town Council refurbished […]
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