Outdoor Tourism Barrow Valley

28/10/2022

04/09/2019

Excitement is building ahead of the announcement of the winner of the €100,000 plus in supports in landmark Kilkenny Energy Town initiative.

Will it be your town?

Winners Announced on Monday 9th of September at 8pm in Butler House.

27/08/2015

September 11-13!

Graiguenamanagh, Ireland's Town of Books Festival 2015
September 11th-13th. Friday 12-6. Sat/Sun 10am -6pm.

There will be 30+ sellers of antiquarian, second hand, new and children’s books.
Sheppards Antiques Roadshow. Busking Competition. Heritage Walk. Authors talks.

Antiques Roadshow. Sunday 13th, 2-4pm, The Boat House on the quay.
Evaluations by Sheppards Auction House, Co. Laois. All antiques are welcome.
entry. 1 item e5 , 3 for e10.
Books can be valued by booksellers free of charge.

Busking Competition. 1st Prize e300, 2nd e200, 3rd e100.
Judging will be anonymous on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. All acts welcome.

Graiguenamanagh Historical Society offer a guided walk of the medieval river town. Sunday 2pm, starting outside Duiske Abbey.
Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny – medieval river town and Ireland’s first and only book town!

http://www.graiguenamanaghtownofbooks.com
For further information on any of the above, contact:
Martin O’Brien; 086 8211140
John Heddon; 086 4061049
e-mail [email protected]

24/07/2015

Across the river on the Carlow side there's lot's happening outdoors at the over the next 10 days-->

Eye candy of all sorts will be on show at the 10 day Carlow Garden Festival. Garden tours, talks, workshops, Monty Don & more...

30/06/2015

Cycle the Barrow Valley!

15/06/2015

Guess who!!!

The reader competition set out to find the country’s most impressive visitor attractions, leisure experiences and outdoor destinations, and asked Irish Times readers to help by nominating their favourites

02/06/2015

The beautiful Barrow towpath!

Do you have a grá (Irish for love!) for the hidden gems of Ireland? Would you like to enjoy n...

29/05/2015

Wild Food Summer School

Timetable for Wild Food Summer School at the Barn, the Old Rectory, Killedmond, Borris, Co. Carlow

29/05/2015

Have you seen any yet? Exciting to know they are here in the Barrow Valley!

18/05/2015

Check out the floating festival on the Barrow!

Ireland's First Ever Floating Festival

This year Carlow Arts Festival is trying something new and we want you to join in! On May 31st 5 barges will start their journey from Carlow to Borris. Carrying chefs, writers, musicians, photographers, artists, comedians...over 5 days the barges will float down the River Barrow stopping in each town along it's way (Carlow, Leighlinbridge, Bagenalstown, Goresbridge, Tinnahinch, Borris) and set up a miniature festival on the riverside.