COUNTY KILKENNY Vendors Thingsdynamic

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

COUNTY KILKENNY Vendors Thingsdynamic © Lonely Planet Publications 322 lonelyplanet.com KILKENNY CITY •• History 323 son, when you’ll have more opportunity to County Kilkenny KILKENNY CITY appreciate the timeless charms. %056 / pop 9100 HISTORY Kilkenny figures high on many an itinerary In the 5th century, St Kieran is said to have to Ireland and for good reason: it’s a fairly visited Kilkenny and, on the site of the present compact showplace with easily enjoyed herit- Kilkenny Castle, challenged the chieftains of age, a castle, interesting shops, a wide range Ossory to accept the Christian faith. Subse- For many, County Kilkenny is all that they hope for in Ireland. It’s a place of rolling green of restaurants, lots of pubs and many inviting quently, St Canice established his monastery hills where you’ll soon run out of adjectives for green. Tiny roads wander the valleys beside places to stay. here. Kilkenny consolidated its importance swirling rivers and moss-covered stone walls. Relics of centuries of Irish religious history dot You can cover pretty much everything in the 13th century under William Marshall, COUNTY KILKENNY the landscape as if part of one great beautiful design. on foot in a couple of hours, but sampling the earl of Pembroke and son-in-law of the the many delights will take much longer. Anglo–Norman conqueror Strongbow. Kil- Wanderers and ramblers are rewarded by characterful pubs and exquisite restaurants There’s an elegance and vibrancy that give kenny Castle was built to secure a crossing scattered across the countryside, seemingly placed to reward those willing to take the road the town (oops, locals insist on ‘city’) a point on the Nore. timeless appeal. During the Middle Ages, Kilkenny was in- less travelled. Shamrock-cute Inistioge may be star of many a movie, but it’s the real deal, Much of Kilkenny’s architectural charm termittently the unofficial capital of Ireland, and you’ll soon find your own rhythm among the tidy shop fronts, mannered square and owes a huge debt to the Middle Ages, when with its own Anglo–Norman parliament. COUNTY KILKENNY surging River Nore. the city was a seat of political power. But In 1366 the parliament passed the so-called time has not passed the city by. Kilkenny Statutes of Kilkenny, a set of Draconian laws Perhaps Kilkenny’s beauty and its inherent reward of discovery is why so many artists and remains a cultural centre, renowned for its aimed at preventing the assimilation of the craftspeople make their home in the county. In towns like Bennettsbridge and Thomastown, devotion to the arts. Its cobbled pedestrian increasingly assertive Anglo–Normans into you’ll find wonderfully skilled people busy creating in their studios. Or maybe they’re just passageways and old-fashioned shop fronts Irish society. Anglo–Normans were prohib- may look like the way to a mysterious time- ited from marrying the native Irish, taking inspired by Kilkenny’s pride itself, its namesake city. warp realm, but in reality they lead to cool part in Irish sports, speaking or dressing like bars, stylish boutiques and interesting res- An enduring gift of the Normans, Kilkenny city lures visitors by the score who find it hard the Irish or playing any Irish music. Any taurants. Kilkenny has plenty of modern breach of the law was to result in the confisca- to escape its pleasures. Medieval alleys wind among its castle, cathedral and ruined abbeys. allure, but it didn’t sell out its traditional tion of Anglo–Norman property and death to But it’s no static postcard – an alluring mix of superb restaurants, beguiling pubs and artisan charms to get here. the native Irish. Although the laws remained vendors keeps things dynamic. Kilkenny’s 60-odd licensed pubs and bars theoretically in force for more than 200 years, are a cheery mix of its gregarious citizens they were never enforced with any great ef- From bucolic delights to citified fun, Kilkenny is a dream. and the hordes of out-of-town merrymak- fect and did little to halt the absorption of the ers there for a fun-filled weekend. Along Anglo–Normans into Irish culture. High St, every odd address appears to be During the 1640s, Kilkenny sided with the a pub, and visitors staying near the cen- Catholic royalists in the English Civil War. HIGHLIGHTS tre can carouse from watering hole to The 1641 Confederation of Kilkenny, an uneasy watering hole. alliance of native Irish and Anglo–Normans, Consumption Enjoying bounteous food and Presiding over the town is a splendid aimed to bring about the return of land and drink in medieval Kilkenny city ( p330 ) medieval cathedral, named after St Canice power to Catholics. After Charles I’s execu- Creation Admiring the creative arts found at (Cainneach or Kenneth), who founded a tion, Cromwell besieged Kilkenny for five the Kilkenny Design Centre ( p332 ) monastery here in the 6th century; hence days, destroying much of the southern wall Kilkenny the city’s Irish name, Cill Chainnigh. The of the castle before Ormond surrendered. The Bennettsbridge Erection Discovering the moody Cistercian town’s other ‘must-see’ attraction is its defeat signalled a permanent end to Kilken- ruins of Jerpoint Abbey ( p334 ) Graiguenamanagh Thomastown mighty castle (although it’s more mansion ny’s political influence over Irish affairs. Perambulation Enjoying walks in and Jerpoint Abbey than fortress), which sits majestically on a Inistioge Today Kilkenny enjoys a vibrant economy around cute little Inistioge ( p335 ) and sweep in the River Nore. thanks to all those visitors crowding the tongue-twisting Graiguenamanagh ( p336 ) As if being medieval isn’t enough, Kil- streets. There’s also a fair number of service Predilection Shopping for the crafts and kenny is also sometimes called the ‘marble industries about and it’s the regional centre produce of creative locals in Thomastown city’ because of the local black limestone, for more traditional pursuits like agriculture ( p334 ) and Bennettsbridge ( p333 ) which resembles a slate-coloured marble. (you’ll see farmers on tractors stoically dodg- This attractive stone is seen to most striking ing tour buses). effect in the cathedral, and is used on floors and in decorative trim all over town. ORIENTATION Kilkenny can get crowded. If possible, At the junction of several major highways, POPULATION: 75,500 AREA: 1274 SQ KM try for a weekday or sometime out of sea- Kilkenny straddles the River Nore, which 324 KILKENNY CITY •• County Kilkenny lonelyplanet.com lonelyplanet.com KILKENNY CITY •• Information 325 0 10 km flows through much of the county. St Can- most popular heritage sites and Kilkenny’s COUNTY KILKENNY 0 6 miles ice’s Cathedral sits on the northern bank of premier tourist attraction. The first structure To Portlaoise Timahoe (12km) the River Bregagh (a tributary of the Nore) to on this strategic site was a wooden tower Borris- N7 Kilkea in-Ossory N8 R the north of the town centre outside the town built in 1172 by Richard de Clare, the Anglo– i v e KILDARE r walls. Kilkenny’s main thoroughfare, Parlia- Norman conqueror of Ireland better known as R426 B a Old r Abbeyleix r Town o ment and High Sts, runs southeast from the Strongbow. In 1192 Strongbow’s son-in-law, LAOIS w R430 N78 cathedral. Kilkenny Castle, on the banks of the William Marshall, erected a stone castle with R433 N80 To Dublin River Nore, dominates the town’s southern four towers, three of which survive. The castle (56km) side. John St is the main road on the east side was bought by the powerful Butler family in Clogh N9 of the River Nore and links up with Dublin 1391, and their descendants continued to live River Nore Durrow COUNTY KILKENNY R426 Killeshin Rd at MacDonagh train station with its vast there until 1935. Maintaining such a structure Carlow new shopping mall. became a big financial strain and most of the N80 furnishings were sold at auction. The castle Cullahill Castlecomer INFORMATION was handed over to the city in 1967 for the Ballyragget N78 Bookshops princely sum of £50. N8 Kilkenny Book Centre (%776 2117; 10 High St) This, One glance should tell you that the castle Swifte's in Heath in the largest bookshop in town, stocks a range of titles, as has been modified through the centuries. First D r CARLOW e well as periodicals and a big range of maps. There’s a good of all it’s missing a wall – a key defensive de- N77 iv COUNTY KILKENNY Leighlinbridge Freshford R café upstairs. ficiency. Second, there’s all those windows – R693 N99 perfect targets, say, for a catapult. Most of Urlingford Dunmore Cave Bagenalstown Emergency the changes visible today date from the 19th Police station (%999, 22222; Dominic St) century when efforts were made to banish the Paulstown gloom and bring in the cheer. By then the only Kilkenny Internet Access real defensive worry was a peasant flinging a N10 (%777 0051; 4 Patrick St; per hr €4; h8am- R Café Net rotten potato. i R700 v Slieveardagh Hills e r 9pm Mon-Sat, noon-9pm Sun) There are regular 40-minute guided tours Gowran Ballycallan N o r e E-centre (%776 0093; 26 Rose Inn St; per hr €6; that focus on the Long Gallery, in the wing of Borris Nore View R h9am-9pm) the castle nearest the river. The gallery, which K Folk Museum iv in Bennettsbridge e g r ’s R i Dungarvan B showcases stuffy portraits of the Butler family ve Burnchurch r a Nore Valley Tullaherin r r Camping & o Laundry members over the centuries, is an impressive Kilfane w N76 R697 Caravan Park Killenaule R703 Bretts Launderette (%63200; Michael St; per load hall with high ceilings vividly painted with Graiguenamanagh Callan Kells €15; h8.30am-8pm Mon-Sat) Self-service and drop-off.
Recommended publications
  • Road Works Speed Limit Castlecomer
    Kilkenny County Council Comhairle Chontae Chill Chainnigh Castlecomer Area Office, Kilkenny Road, Castlecomer, Tel: 056/4440550 Co. Kilkenny. Fax: 056/4440559 Road Works Speed Limit Road Traffic Act 2004 Under Section 10 of the above Act, it is the intention of Kilkenny County Council to impose a Road Works Speed Limit from Monday 17th April & Friday 27th October 2017 as detailed below. The Road Works Speed Limit is required to facilitate road resurfacing works on these roads, with the speed limit to be operational for the duration of the works only. Location Duration Proposed Speed Limit LS 5000, Ballylarkin, from the Monday 17th April to Friday 50km/h junction with the R 693 at 27th October Clomantagh to a point 1100m east of the junction with the R693 th LS 5010, Ballydowel, from the Monday 17 April to Friday 50km/h th junction with the LS 5009 to a 27 October point 1300m south west of the junction with the LS 5009 th LP 1824, Gragara, from a Monday 17 April to Friday th point 300m south west of the 27 October 50km/h junction with the LP 1823 to a point 500m north east of the junction with the LS 5866 at Jenkinstown Monday 17th April to Friday 50km/h LS 5807, Pinchback Lane, th Moneynamuck, from the 27 October junction with the LP 1801, LP1802 & LS5808 at Moneynamuck to a point 1100m south west of the junction with the LP1801, LP1802 & LS5808 LS 5830, from Kildrinagh Monday 17th April to Friday 50km/h Cross to the junction with the 27th October LS 5827 at Parks and the LS 5827 from the junction with the LS 5830 at Parks to its
    [Show full text]
  • Ireland P a R T O N E
    DRAFT M a r c h 2 0 1 4 REMARKABLE P L A C E S I N IRELAND P A R T O N E Must-see sites you may recognize... paired with lesser-known destinations you will want to visit by COREY TARATUTA host of the Irish Fireside Podcast Thanks for downloading! I hope you enjoy PART ONE of this digital journey around Ireland. Each page begins with one of the Emerald Isle’s most popular destinations which is then followed by several of my favorite, often-missed sites around the country. May it inspire your travels. Links to additional information are scattered throughout this book, look for BOLD text. www.IrishFireside.com Find out more about the © copyright Corey Taratuta 2014 photographers featured in this book on the photo credit page. You are welcome to share and give away this e-book. However, it may not be altered in any way. A very special thanks to all the friends, photographers, and members of the Irish Fireside community who helped make this e-book possible. All the information in this book is based on my personal experience or recommendations from people I trust. Through the years, some destinations in this book may have provided media discounts; however, this was not a factor in selecting content. Every effort has been made to provide accurate information; if you find details in need of updating, please email [email protected]. Places featured in PART ONE MAMORE GAP DUNLUCE GIANTS CAUSEWAY CASTLE INISHOWEN PENINSULA THE HOLESTONE DOWNPATRICK HEAD PARKES CASTLE CÉIDE FIELDS KILNASAGGART INSCRIBED STONE ACHILL ISLAND RATHCROGHAN SEVEN
    [Show full text]
  • En — 24.03.1999 — 003.001 — 1
    1985L0350 — EN — 24.03.1999 — 003.001 — 1 This document is meant purely as a documentation tool and the institutions do not assume any liability for its contents ►B COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 27 June 1985 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/ 268/EEC (Ireland) (85/350/EEC) (OJ L 187, 19.7.1985, p. 1) Amended by: Official Journal No page date ►M1 Council Directive 91/466/EEC of 22 July 1991 L 251 10 7.9.1991 ►M2 Council Directive 96/52/EC of 23 July 1996 L 194 5 6.8.1996 ►M3 Commission Decision 1999/251/EC of 23 March 1999 L 96 29 10.4.1999 Corrected by: ►C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 266, 9.10.1985, p. 18 (85/350/EEC) ►C2 Corrigendum, OJ L 281, 23.10.1985, p. 17 (85/350/EEC) ►C3 Corrigendum, OJ L 74, 19.3.1986, p. 36 (85/350/EEC) 1985L0350 — EN — 24.03.1999 — 003.001 — 2 ▼B COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 27 June 1985 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Ireland) (85/350/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas( 1), aslastamended by Directive 82/786/EEC ( 2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), WhereasCouncil Directive 75/272/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within
    [Show full text]
  • 2016 Calendar
    Acknowledgements The Heritage Office of Kilkenny County Council would like to extend their thanks to all of those who contributed to this calendar including Carrig Building Fabric Consultants, Pat Moore Photography and also the Local Studies Section of Kilkenny County Library Service for their research assistance. The following listing acknowledges, where known, those who have commissioned or designed the plaques and monuments: Old Bennettsbridge Village Creamery, commissioned by Patsy O’Brien. 1798 Memorial, commissioned by The Rower 1798 Committee; artist O’Donald family. Peg Washington’s Lane, part of the Graiguenamanagh Heritage Trail, commissioned by the Graiguenamanagh Historical Society. St. Moling’s Statue, commissioned by the people of Mullinakill; artist Patrick Malone, Cumann Luthchleas Gael, Derrylackey. Callan Tom Lyng Memorial, commissioned by the family of Tom Lyng; artist Aileen Anne Brannigan, plinth by Paddy Dowling and Rory Delaney. James Hoban Memorial, commissioned by the Spirit of Place/Spirit of Design Program; artist Architecture Students of The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. This project is an action of the Kilkenny Heritage Plan. It was produced by the Heritage Office of Kilkenny County Council, and part funded by the Heritage Council under the County Heritage Grant Scheme. Kilkenny Signs and Stories Calendar 2016 A selection of memorials, plaques and signs in County Kilkenny Memorials and plaques are an often overlooked part Kilkenny County Council, Johns Green House, Johns of our cultural heritage. They identify and honour Green, Kilkenny. Email: dearbhala.ledwidge@ people, historic events and heritage landmarks of kilkennycoco.ie Tel: 056-7794925. the county. The Heritage Office of Kilkenny County Council has begun a project to record, photograph We would like to extend our thanks to all those who and map all of these plaques and memorials.
    [Show full text]
  • Durrow Convent Public Water Supply
    County Kilkenny Groundwater Protection Scheme Volume II: Source Protection Zones and Groundwater Quality July 2002 Dunmore Cave, County Kilkenny (photograph Terence P. Dunne) Tom Gunning, B.E., C.Eng., F.I.E.I. Ruth Buckley and Vincent Fitzsimons Director of Services Groundwater Section Kilkenny County Council Geological Survey of Ireland County Hall Beggars Bush Kilkenny Haddington Road Dublin 4 County Kilkenny Groundwater Protection Scheme Authors Ruth Buckley, Groundwater Section, Geological Survey of Ireland Vincent Fitzsimons, Groundwater Section, Geological Survey of Ireland with contributions by: Susan Hegarty, Quaternary Section Geological Survey of Ireland Cecilia Gately, Groundwater Section Geological Survey of Ireland Subsoils mapped by: Susan Hegarty, Quaternary Section, Geological Survey of Ireland Supervision: Willie Warren, Quaternary Section, Geological Survey of Ireland in collaboration with: Kilkenny County Council County Kilkenny Groundwater Protection Scheme – Volume II Table of Contents Sections 1 to 6 are contained within Volume I. They comprise an overall introduction, classifications of aquifers and vulnerability, and overall conclusions. 7. GROUNDWATER QUALITY ................................................................................................................... 4 7.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 4 7.2 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • The Rivers of Borris County Carlow from the Blackstairs to the Barrow
    streamscapes | catchments The Rivers of Borris County Carlow From the Blackstairs to the Barrow A COMMUNITY PROJECT 2019 www.streamscapes.ie SAFETY FIRST!!! The ‘StreamScapes’ programme involves a hands-on survey of your local landscape and waterways...safety must always be the underlying concern. If WELCOME to THE DININ & you are undertaking aquatic survey, BORRIS COMMUNITY GROUP remember that all bodies of water are THE RIVERS potentially dangerous places. MOUNTAIN RIVERS... OF BORRIS, County CARLow As part of the Borris Rivers Project, we participated in a StreamScapes-led Field Trip along the Slippery stones and banks, broken glass Dinin River where we learned about the River’s Biodiversity, before returning to the Community and other rubbish, polluted water courses which may host disease, poisonous The key ambitions for Borris as set out by the community in the Borris Hall for further discussion on issues and initiatives in our Catchment, followed by a superb slide plants, barbed wire in riparian zones, fast - Our Vision report include ‘Keep it Special’ and to make it ‘A Good show from Fintan Ryan, and presentation on the Blackstairs Farming Futures Project from Owen moving currents, misjudging the depth of Place to Grow Up and Grow Old’. The Mountain and Dinin Rivers flow Carton. A big part of our engagement with the River involves hearing the stories of the past and water, cold temperatures...all of these are hazards to be minded! through Borris and into the River Barrow at Bún na hAbhann and the determining our vision and aspirations for the future. community recognises the importance of cherishing these local rivers If you and your group are planning a visit to a stream, river, canal, or lake for and the role they can play in achieving those ambitions.
    [Show full text]
  • 3588 Cultural Heritage Final 20081111
    Environmental Impact Statement – Extension to Existing Quarry (OpenCast Mine) Roadstone Provinces Ltd. Dunbell Big Td., Maddockstown, Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny (Section 261 Quarry Ref. QY2) SECTION 3.9 – Cultural Heritage CONTENTS 3.9.1. INTRODUCTION i. Outline of scope of works General The Development ii. Project team iii. Consultations 3.9.2. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY i. Outline of the baseline study ii. Baseline study methodology iii. Field Inspection 3.9.3. RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT, HISTORICAL & ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE i. The Landscape ii. Historical Background 3.9.4. BUILDINGS 3.9.5. ARCHAEOLOGY i. Archaeological Assessment ii. Field Inspection 3.9.6. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL For inspection IMPACTS purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. i. Direct Impacts ii. Indirect Impacts iii. Interaction with Other Impacts iv. ‘Do Nothing Scenario’ v. ‘Worst Case Impact’ 3.9.7. RECOMMENDATIONS i. Direct Impacts ii. Indirect Impacts 3.9.8. BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES Appendix 3.9.1 SITES ENTERED IN THE RECORD OF MONUMENTS AND PLACES 3588/EIS/cm November 2008 Section 3.9 – Page 1 EPA Export 20-10-2017:03:35:38 Environmental Impact Statement – Extension to Existing Quarry (OpenCast Mine) Roadstone Provinces Ltd. Dunbell Big Td., Maddockstown, Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny (Section 261 Quarry Ref. QY2) 3.9.1. INTRODUCTION i Outline of Scope of Works General This report, prepared on behalf of Roadstone Provinces, has been undertaken to assess the impacts on the cultural heritage of the development of quarrying on c15.3 hectares of land in the townland of Dunbell Big, Co. Kilkenny (see Fig. 3.9.1). A wide variety of paper, cartographic, photographic and archival sources was consulted.
    [Show full text]
  • Slieve Bloom Walks Broc 2020 Proof
    Tullamore 2020 Slieve Bloom Walking Festival N52 Day Name of Walk Meeting Point Time Grade Distance Duration Leader N80 Sat02-May Capard Woodlands Clonaslee Community Centre 10:30 B 10k 4 hrs Martin Broughan Kilcormac R421 d n Sat Two Rivers/Glendinoregan Clonaslee Community Centre 10:45 A 10k 4 hrs John Scully R422 Clonaslee e N52 Rosenallis Sat Brittas Lake and Woodlands Clonaslee Community Centre 10:30 C 8k 3 hrs Gerry Hanlon Cadamstown Glenbarrow Car Park eek P Sat Spink Mountain Clonaslee Community Centre 11:00 B 8k 4 hrs Richard Jack R440 W Mountmellick Ridge of Cappard Sun03-May Pauls Lane/Silver River Kinnity Community Centre 11:00 C 8k 2 hrs Gerry Hanlon Birr Kinnitty Car Park P N80 Walks 2020 Sun Cumber Hill Kinnity Community Centre 10:30 A 10k 4 hrs John Scully R440 Ballyfin Sun Clear Lake Kinnitty Community Centre 10:45 B 7k 3 hrs Sonja Cadogan R421 Slieve Blm www.fb.com/SlieveBloomOutdoors N62 Camross Portlaoise Sun Kinnitty Woodlands Kinnitty Community Centre 12:30 B 9k 3-4 hrs Richard Jack Muntins N7 Mountrath May Holiday Mon04-May Kinnitty at Dawn Kinnitty Community Centre 06:00 C 6k 2-3 hrs Richard Jack Mon Fearbreague Kinnitty Community Centre 11:00 A 10k 4 hrs Gerry Hanlon Roscrea N7 Borris-in-Ossory BELFAST Eco Walking Weekend 4th-5th July 2020 KNOCK The Slieve Bloom Mountains Day Name of Walk Meeting Point Time Grade Distance Duration Leader DUBLIN - in the Heart of Ireland- SHANNON Sat04-Jul Clonaslee Woodlands Clonaslee Community Centre 11:00 B 12k 4 hrs John Scully ROSSLARE y l WALKERS PLEASE NOTE CORK Ju Sun05-Jul Sillver River Cadamstown Car Park 11:00 B 10k 4 hrs John Scully • Registration takes place prior to start of each walk.
    [Show full text]
  • Doing Local History in County Kilkenny: an Index
    900 LOCAL HISTORY IN COLTN':'¥ PJ.K.T?tTNY W'·;. Doing Local History in County Kilkenny: Keeffe, .James lnistioge 882 Keeffe, Mary Go!umbkill & CourtT'ab(\.~(;J 3'75 An Index to the Probate Court Papers, Keefe, Michael 0 ........ Church Clara ,)"~,) Keeffe, Patrick CoJumkille 8'3(' 1858·1883 Keeffe, Patrick Blickana R?5 Keeffe, Philip, Ca.stJt! Eve B?~~ Marilyn Silverman. Ph,D, Keely (alias Kealy), Richard (see Kealy above) PART 2 : 1- Z Kiely .. James Foyle Taylor (Foylatalure) 187S Kelly, Catherine Graiguenamanagh 1880 Note: Part 1 (A . H) of this index was published in Kelly, Daniel Tullaroan 187a Kilkenny Review 1989 (No. 41. Vol. 4. No.1) Pages 621>-64,9. Kelly, David Spring Hill 1878 For information on the use of wills in historical rel,e2lrch, Kelly, James Goresbridge 1863 Kelly, Jeremiah Tuliyroane (T"llaroar.) 1863 the nature of Probate Court data and an explanation Kelly, John Dungarvan 1878 index for Co. Kilkenny see introduction to Part 1. Kelly, John Clomanto (Clomantagh) lS82 Kelly, John Graiguenamanagh !883 Kelly, John TulIa't"oan J88; Kelly, Rev. John Name Address Castlecomer ~883 Kelly, Martin Curraghscarteen :;;61 Innes. Anne Kilkenny Kelly, Mary lO.:· Cur,:aghscarteei'. _~; .... I Tl'win, Rev. Crinus Kilfane Gl.ebe Kelly, Michael 3an:,"~uddihy lSS~) Irwin, Mary Grantsborough ' Kelly, Patrick Curraghscarteen 1862 Izod, Henry Chapelizod House" . (\,~. Kelly, Patrick Sp";.llgfield' , 0~,,j !zod, Mary Kells HOllse, Thomastown Kelly. Philip Tul!arcar.. ':'!}S5 Izod, Thomas Kells Kelly, Richard Featha:ilagh :.07'i Kelly, Thomas Kilkenny 1.:)68 Jacob, James Castlecomer Kelly, Thomas Ir.shtown" :874 ,Jacob, Thomas J.
    [Show full text]
  • Croaghaun Windfarm
    Mountaineering Ireland’s response to Carlow County Council re planning application 2113 - Croaghaun windfarm 25th February 2021 1 Contents 1. Introduction and context 3 2. Impact on Walking in the Blackstairs Mountains 3 3. Landscape and Visual Impact 7 4. Planning Context 9 5. Conclusions 11 6. About Mountaineering Ireland 11 References 12 2 1. Introduction and Context As the representative body for hillwalkers and climbers on the island of Ireland, Mountaineering Ireland has a particular concern for ensuring the sustainable use of Ireland’s upland areas. Mountaineering Ireland therefore represents a community of interest in this application, drawn from Co. Carlow, the south east, and across the island of Ireland. The Blackstairs Mountains are a hugely significant element landscape of the south-east, this chain of rounded granite mountains rises between the beautiful Barrow valley and the lowlands of Wexford, marking the boundary between counties Carlow and Wexford and forming a landscape cherished for its scenic qualities. The proposal is for a development comprising seven wind turbines with an overall height of up to 178m, mainly within Coillte forestry on Kilbrannish Hill, immediately north of the Corrabut Gap. The site is 3km north east of the well-known Nine Stones viewing point and less than 5km from the summit of Mount Leinster, the highest point in both Co. Carlow and Co. Wexford. The applicant is Coillte CGA. Commercial windfarms on this scale should be described as wind factories. Mountaineering Ireland is strongly of the view that the proposed development would be unacceptably damaging to the visual amenity and landscape character of this area.
    [Show full text]
  • National Monuments Preservation Orders & Listing Orders
    Draft County Development Plan Appendices Appendix H National Monuments Preservation Orders & Listing Orders National monuments protected by the State under the Monuments Acts, 1930, 1954 (Amended 1987) Aghaviller Church and round tower Ballylarkin upper Church Burnchurch Castle and tower Callan south St. Mary’s church Callan north Augustinian friary Callan north Motte Castletown Kilkieran high crosses Clara upper Castle Clonamery Church Gowran Ruined part of St MaryÆs Grange Fertagh Church and round tower Grannagh Granagh castle Grenan Templeteahan (in ruins) Jerpoint Cistercian abbey Kilfane desmesne Kilfane church and graveyard Killamery High cross Kilmogue Portal dolmen Kilree Church Kilree Round tower Kilree Cross Knocktopher Church tower Mohil Dunmore cave Rathealy Rath Rathduff (Madden) Kells augustinian priory Sheepstown Church (in ruins) Tullaherin Tullaherin church (in ruins) Ullard Church (in ruins) Raheenarran Moated house site Monuments protected by Preservation Orders Townland Monument Baleen Tower Carigeen Ring fort Danesfort Ring fort Dunbell big Ring fort Graiguenamanagh Duiske Abbey Jerpoint Church Jerpoint Abbey Powerstown east Motte and bailey Tullaroan Ring fort Moat park Motte and bailey Raheenarran Moated house site H-1 Draft County Development Plan Appendices Monuments to be protected by Listing Orders / Registration Townland Monument Goslingtown Tower House Church Hill Ring fort Gowran Desmesne Ballyshanemore Castle Grenan Castle Kells Motte and Bailey Pottlerath Dovecote Garrynamann Lower Motte Ballyfereen Moun
    [Show full text]
  • Irish Landscape Names
    Irish Landscape Names Preface to 2010 edition Stradbally on its own denotes a parish and village); there is usually no equivalent word in the Irish form, such as sliabh or cnoc; and the Ordnance The following document is extracted from the database used to prepare the list Survey forms have not gained currency locally or amongst hill-walkers. The of peaks included on the „Summits‟ section and other sections at second group of exceptions concerns hills for which there was substantial www.mountainviews.ie The document comprises the name data and key evidence from alternative authoritative sources for a name other than the one geographical data for each peak listed on the website as of May 2010, with shown on OS maps, e.g. Croaghonagh / Cruach Eoghanach in Co. Donegal, some minor changes and omissions. The geographical data on the website is marked on the Discovery map as Barnesmore, or Slievetrue in Co. Antrim, more comprehensive. marked on the Discoverer map as Carn Hill. In some of these cases, the evidence for overriding the map forms comes from other Ordnance Survey The data was collated over a number of years by a team of volunteer sources, such as the Ordnance Survey Memoirs. It should be emphasised that contributors to the website. The list in use started with the 2000ft list of Rev. these exceptions represent only a very small percentage of the names listed Vandeleur (1950s), the 600m list based on this by Joss Lynam (1970s) and the and that the forms used by the Placenames Branch and/or OSI/OSNI are 400 and 500m lists of Michael Dewey and Myrddyn Phillips.
    [Show full text]