All Sites
St. Mullins – Tigh Moling – The House of Moling
St. Mullins is beautifully situated on a high wooded promontory on the east bank of the River Barrow, overlooked by the Blackstairs Mountains to the east and Mount Brandon to the west. St. Mullins is one of the county’s most important archaeological sites containing aspects of both religious and secular history. It is very much [...]
St. Mullins – ecclesiastical ruins
9. St. Mullins – ecclesiastical ruins This important monastery was founded by St. Moling in the seventh century and it had close links with Ferns in Co. Wexford and Glendalough in Co. Wicklow. It has been a place of pilgrimage since medieval times and St. Moling’s Well is still venerated for its powers of healing.
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St. Mullins – Holy Well
St. Mullins –Holy Well
The site has been a place of pilgrimage since medieval times and St. Moling’s Well is still venerated for its powers of healing. Friar Clyn, the Kilkenny chronicler reported that in 1349, while the Black Death was raging in the area, thousands of people made a pilgrimage to wade in the water [...]
Graiguenamanagh – Gráig na Manach – The grange of the Monks
A popular boating centre on the River Barrow whose character reflects a bygone time when the town was an important focal point for commercial boats. One of Ireland’s finest Cistercian monasteries was founded here in 1204 by William Marshal who became Lord of Leinster following his marriage to Strongbow’s daughter Isabel de Clare. It was called [...]
Ullard – Iolard – Apple Garden
13. Church and high cross.
On the borders of counties Carlow and Kilkenny you will find the ruins of a monastery founded here in the seventh century by St. Fiachra. The remains consist of a twelfth-century Romanesque church and a high cross. The worn heads above the doorway are said to represent a meeting between St. [...]
About the Project
There are a number of significant ecclesiastical sites in Co. Carlow, perhaps the most important being the Cathedral of Saint Laserian in Old Leighlin and the monastic settlements at St. Mullins, Clonmore and Killeshin. These sites have fascinating histories and contain important architectural and ecclesiastical remains.
Source: CHL Tourism Development Strategy for Co. Carlow 2000 – [...]
Adelaide Memorial Church
Adelaide Memorial Church
11. Adelaide Memorial ChurchThis church was raised by John Duguid of Dover, England, in memory of his wifeAdelaide and his daughter Constance who was killed in a riding accident whilevisiting friends in Myshall. Described as an architectural gem, it was designedby George Coppinger Ashlin, one of the foremost architects in the country as [...]
Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Local tradition also links St. Columbanus, Ireland’s first great European saint, withthe area. Tradition holds that he was advised by St. Croine Bheag of Carlow (see St.Patrick’s Trail) to leave home to follow his monastic education. His journey took himto Bangor which enjoyed a close association with Carlow town. [...]
Catholic Church of the Holy Rosary
Catholic Church of the Holy Rosary
During the early years of the nineteenth century, Daniel Delany, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, saw education as a pathway to a fuller and better life for all. To progress his vision he founded the Brigidine Sisters in 1807 and the Patrician Brothers in 1808. He also founded the present Catholic Church of the Holy Rosary. [...]
Church and high cross
Church and high cross
Church and high cross On the borders of counties Carlow and Kilkenny you will find the ruins of a monastery founded here in the seventh century by St. Fiachra. The remains consist of a twelfth-century Romanesque church and a high cross. The worn heads above the doorway are said to represent a meeting between St. [...]
