Spring`s events in County Carlow
This year Altamont Gardens is holding its 21st Snowdrop Month, which runs from February 1st – 28th. Altamont Gardens in County Carlow has the largest public snowdrop collection in Ireland, boasting 150 named varieties of this flower. The snowdrop collection was started by Corona North, the former owner of Altamont Gardens, in the 1960s. She […]
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Every month I will take photos of the flowers which I will find during my sightseeing in County Carlow and around Carlow. The Flowers of February were Snowdrops and Crocuses. Flowers that represent March are Daffodils, sometimes called jonquils or narcissus, which are the birth flowers for March. Because they bloom in early spring, they […]
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This year the famous landmarks (St. Patrick’s Carlow College and VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre) in Carlow Town turned green for St. Patrick’s Day Carlow 2021. For the second successive year, Covid-19 and its related restrictions ruled out parades, festivals, and even the smallest gatherings. But worldwide, the “Global […]
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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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Today is Daffodil Day in Ireland! Unfortunately, The Irish Cancer Society has taken the decision to cancel all street collections and events. That was scheduled for Friday, 27 March 2020 as a result of the coronavirus. What is Daffodil Day? So, it is the Irish Cancer Society’s biggest fundraiser, taking place each year in March. […]
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Today I want to bring back memories. And show my photos and videos from Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Carlow in 2015 – 2019. Because today is Saint Patrick`s Day. Unfortunately, St Patrick’s Day parades across the country have been canceled. St. Patrick’s Day parades around the world were not be taking place in 2020. It […]
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Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Carlow 2019 was the fifth parade I attended in Carlow Town. Ireland’s national feast day is celebrated throughout County Carlow, with a series of parades in honor of St. Patrick, the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. Parades take place in Carlow, Graiguecullen, Bagenalstown, Ballon, Borris, and Tullow. The Parade […]
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Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Carlow 2018 in Carlow Town was great. Also, it was “the frostiest parade”. It was really cold, the temperature around 3 degrees Celsius, which is very low for March and Ireland. That same evening, it was snowing all over County Carlow. The parade began as planned, at 15.30 at Old Perry’s […]
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