Around Carlow
County Wicklow

Chocolate Garden of Ireland, Co. Wicklow

World Chocolate Day is celebrated annually on 7th of July. So this is a perfect occasion to visit “the most chocolate place” in County Carlow which is Chocolate Garden of Ireland. Located between Tullow and Shillelagh, Chocolate Garden is a place very popular among all ages – school trips, preschoolers, company integration meetings, hen parties […]

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Carlow Attractions
Shopping

Carlow Farmers Market

On July 2020 Carlow Farmers Market celebrate its 16th anniversary. It started trading in July 2004. The Carlow Farmers Market is open once a week, on Saturday, from 9am to 2pm. No matter if rain or shine 🙂 And it is located on the former Potato Market, in the Carlow town central shopping district. You […]

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Carlow Attractions

Shamrock Plaza on Shamrock Square

Shamrock (irish seamróg) is a three-leaf clover ☘ a symbol of Ireland. According to legend, Saint Patrick used it by showing this plant as one stem with three leaves to depict the essence of the Holy Trinity. On St. Patrick’s (17th March), shamrock is worn in lapel clothes by Irish people around the world. It […]

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Carlow Attractions

Deighton Memorial Hall

Now it is one of the sad and derelict, historic buildings in Carlow Town. Deighton Memorial Hall is located on the corner of Burrin Street and Kennedy Avenue. It was built around the mid 1700′s. Half of the building was demolished in the 1920′s in order to install bathrooms and a kitchen. The building has […]

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Carlow Attractions

Wellington Bridge

Wellington Bridge or commonly called Graiguecullen Bridge is one of the oldest and the lowest bridges on the River Barrow. This bridge link’s Carlow Town with Graiguecullen. It is a stone five-arch bridge. It was built in 1569. In 1815 the bridge was rebuilt and widened. It was named Wellington Bridge in honor of the […]

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Carlow Attractions

River Burren

Third largest river after River Slaney and River Barrow which flows through the County of Carlow is River Burren. Length of the river Burren is 39 kilometres (24 miles). The River Burren flows through the Carlow town. Burren River has its source located on the north face of Mount Leinster. Then it flows northward under […]

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Carlow Culture

“Follow Me Up to Carlow”

Town of Carlow has been commemorated in the famous Irish folk song “Follow Me Up to Carlow”. It is a traditional sixteenth-century Irish rebel song. Words were written by Patrick Joseph McCall (Irish poet and songwriter born in Dublin). The original “Follow Me Up to Carlow” is an Irish song celebrating the defeat of 3,000 […]

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Carlow Culture
Summer`s events

Carlow Vintage and Classic Motor Club Show

Jaguars, Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Rolls Royces, Mustangs, Mercedeses … Shows of classic and vintage cars such as the one organized by Carlow Vintage and Classic Motor Club are popular in Ireland. Clubs associating the owners of classic and vintage cars are in many irish towns each County. There are many owners and lovers of classic and […]

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Carlow Attractions
Museums

Tullow Museum

Beside the River Slaney Bridge in the town of Tullow is located small museum. Tullow Museum is housed in an attractive, stone built, former Methodist Church at the River Slaney Bridge. The Museum features a splendid collection of artefacts reflecting local history, in particular Fr. Murphy’s connection with the town, including what are alleged to […]

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Carlow Attractions
Towns and Village

Tullow – the second largest town in County Carlow

Second largest town after Carlow town in County Carlow, Ireland is Tullow. Tullow in irish An Tulach, meaning ‘The Mound’, formerly Tulach Ó bhFéidhlim. It is a small market town located on the River Slaney Valley in the midst of rich, fertile agricultural land, where the N81 road intersects with the R725. Tullow is located […]

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Carlow Attractions
Towns and Village

Top 10 Attractions of Carlow Town

Carlow (irish Ceatharlach) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, 84 km from Dublin. The M9 motorway means Carlow is about an hour’s drive from Dublin. From where comes name of Carlow? The name is an anglicisation of the Irish Ceatharlach. Historically, it was anglicised as Caherlagh, Caterlagh and Catherlagh, […]

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Churches

St. Mary`s Church of Ireland

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. Marys Church of Ireland is in a place that has been of great religious significance for centuries. In […]

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