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 retiring […]
Read MoreBallon (irl. Ballán) is a small vilage in County Carlow and this is where the Ballykealey House is located. Ballykealey House is a 19th-century original Country House. The house once sat in an estate of 1,500 acres. It is interesting because of its artistic architectural. It`s a gothic-style house designed by Thomas A. Cobden, the […]
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