Curracloe Beach has been named Ireland’s best beach by readers of the Sunday Independent. On my holiday in July, I traveled to scenic County Wexford, on the southeast coast which is Ireland`s sunniest region. The first place I visited was the delightful village of Curracloe (Irish: Currach Cló, meaning “marsh of the impression”). Moreover, the […]
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St Mullins is a scenic and charming Barrow-side village with an impressive ecclesiastical history. And it was always top of my list of Must visit places in County Carlow. The village of St Mullins (Irish: Tigh Moling, formerly anglicized as Timoling or Tymoling – “Homestead of Moling”) is beautifully situated on the eastern bank of […]
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Beautifully situated on the banks of the river Barrow in St Mullins in County Carlow. The Mullichain Cafe is a unique and charming dining out by the river. The Mullichain Cafe is a tastefully restored 18th-century canal storehouse, that was used to store grain and all kinds of goods that were transported on the canal […]
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To the north of the ancient monastic site in St Mullin`s in County Carlow, you will find St Moling’s well. What`s more, the well is located beside the millrace, said to have been dug singlehandedly by St Moling over several years. When it was completed St Moling consecrated the millrace and it, together with the […]
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St Mullin’s Monastic site is one of the most significant archaeological sites, standing in importance with Glendalough and Clonmacnoise. So, it attracts many historians, archaeologists, and general visitors to County Carlow and the River Barrow area. So, the village of St Mullin`s is named after Saint Moling (or Mo Ling, 614–697), who founded a monastery […]
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In December I published a post about 12 Pubs of (Christmas) Carlow Town. I decided to visit each of those pubs and post about it. So the first pub I visited is Teach Dolmain. This is one of the most known and recommended pubs in Carlow town. What’s more, it has excellent reviews. Important Teach […]
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