Carlow Attractions
Top 10 of Carlow Town

Carlow Courthouse

Carlow Courthouse is a judicial facility in Dublin Road in Carlow Town. We will translate the word Courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) as a building that is home to the local court and often the county board. The term commonly used in English-speaking countries, synonymous with the term “Palace of Justice” or “Palais de Justice”. […]

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Carlow Attractions
Top 10 of Carlow Town

St. Patrick’s Carlow College

Carlow College known locally as St. Patrick’s College, is Ireland’s second oldest university-level institution. Founded in 1782, it has a distinguished history as a college of teaching and research in the Humanities. The college is located in the heart of Carlow on College Street – in the park of the eighteenth century, on the one […]

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Carlow Attractions
Churches
Top 10 of Carlow Town

Carlow Cathedral of the Assumption

Being in Carlow worth taking a moment and see the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (called Cathedral of the Assumption) – this is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main temple of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin located in Carlow. The Cathedral is built in neo-Gothic style. It is known particularly for its beautiful […]

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Carlow Culture
Spring`s events

Daffodil Day

Today is Daffodil Day in Ireland! Unfortunately The Irish Cancer Society has taken the decision to cancel all Daffodil Day street collections and events that were scheduled for Friday, 27 March 2020 as a result of the coronavirus. What is Daffodil Day? `Daffodil Day is the Irish Cancer Society’s biggest fundraiser, taking place each year […]

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Carlow Attractions
Top 10 of Carlow Town

The Liberty Tree

The Liberty Tree in Carlow is an impressive fountain off Hanover Street in the town centre. The Liberty Tree is a commemorative sculpture which was commissioned by Carlow Local Aurthorities to mark the Bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion. The sculpture is the work of Dublin born and internationally renowned sculptor John Behan who had worked […]

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Carlow Culture
Spring`s events

Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Carlow in 2015 – 2019 (5 years of memories)

Today is Saint Patrick`s Day. Unfortunately St Patrick’s Day parades across the country have been cancelled. St. Patrick’s Day parades around world was not be taking place for 2020 amid public health concerns over coronavirus Covid-19. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Carlow has been cancelled on 9th March. Every year I participated in the parade in Carlow Town. So, […]

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Carlow Attractions
Castles
National Monuments
Top 10 of Carlow Town

Carlow Castle

One of the most valuable monuments in Carlow are the ruins of a medieval fortified castle. Carlow Castle is located on the banks of the River Barrow. And there is a first monument which I have visited in Carlow Town and have taken my first photos. So I can said here started the idea of […]

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Carlow Attractions

River Barrow

After a long (9 months) break I want to back to posting on my blog. I started this blog during the second month of my time in Ireland on the 18th of March 2014. So March is a perfect to started again. And a first place where I took photos 6 years ago was River […]

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Volunteering work

Volunteering work at Second Chance Charity Shop Carlow

I started volunteering at Second Chance Charity Shop Carlow on November 27th 2018.  After I leaving my volunteering work at Sue Ryder Charity Shop Carlow I known that I love working in a charity shop and I would love to continuing this. I also love animal so voluntering in animal welfare shop seems to be […]

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Carlow Culture
Summer`s events
Volunteering work

`Virtual Reality Cinema` at Carlow Arts Festival 2019

I was volunteering at Carlow Arts Festival this year! And I’m delighted that I could assisting at a such fantastic project as `Virtual Reality Cinema` at Carlow Arts Festival 2019 weekend. It was a very interesting experience. The VR Cinema featured a series of VR films from animation to empathy-building documentaries with content for all […]

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Carlow Culture
Summer`s events

Tour to Carlow County Library

On Thursday morning our English conversation group took a tour to Carlow County Library. We saw en exhibition “Colour Meets Black and White” in Carlow Library by two local artists Elwira Bernaciak and Corina Fitzgibbon. That Art Exhibition was in Carlow County Library 4th – 14th June – during Carlow Arts Festival. `”Colour Meets Black […]

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Carlow Culture
Summer`s events

`The Pig` at Carlow Arts Festival 2019

The Pig was in Carlow at Carlow Arts Festival this year! The Pig is a large transparent pig. Inside the Pig it is a sign that reads: “This is a community fund, you can contribute to it if you like, and when you’ve agreed how to spend it you can open me and spend it”. […]

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