- April 5, 2025Located on the serene banks of the River Barrow in County Kilkenny, Graiguenamanagh is a picturesque town that offers a…
- May 1, 2024This is such an impressive town and well worth a visit. A great stop on any tours of Ireland. …
- September 30, 2023If you find yourself in this area on any tours of Ireland here are a few highlights to see. …
- July 28, 2019Inistioge (Tighes Island) is a very pleasant example of the little Irish village should you wish to see one on…
- July 25, 2017Lying on the banks of the Little Arrigle just south of Thomastown, Jerpoint Abbey ranks among the finest Cistercian ruins…
- March 3, 2016Inistioge (“Teoc’s or Tighe’s Island”) is a most pleasant example of the little Irish village with church, cross, spirit-grocery, petrol-pump…
- January 26, 2015Kilkenny, County Kilkenny Before the Normans came in the 12th century, Kilkenny’s houses clung to the 6th century monastery of…
- July 31, 2014Graiguenamanagh (pronounced Graig-na- manna) means ‘dwelling of the monks’. The monks in question were sensible enough to place their abbey…
- May 7, 2014The Augustinian priory of Kells – in full, Kells-in-Ossory (or Ceanannas Osraighe), to distinguish it from its more famous namesake…
- April 7, 2014The dark, biscuit-coloured tower of Jerpoint Abbey, with its battlements, rears above a bend on the road South from Thomastown.…