Carrigduff
Gateway to Mount Leinster and the Nine Stones.
Carrigduff is a beautiful village in Carlow situated on the outskirts of Bunclody. The village is a gateway to the Mount Leinster and the Blackstairs Mountains and the recently developed Kilbrannish Forest Loop Walks, along the tree-lined hills of the Clody River Valley.
Carrigduff is a very small village, the benefit to this is that everything is so close together, such as the schools, church, restaurants, shops, swimming pool, GAA club and fishing club are all within walking distance of each other.
The national school was built in 1976 and it is now a three-teacher school to cater to the needs of the children in Carrigduff. A big fundraiser was put in place to assist the grant support from the department of education and now the children in the school are seeing the benefits with a newly built classroom. Carrigduff National School is a small primary school with 92 pupils, 4 mainstream teachers, 1 support teacher, SNA, secretary and caretaker.
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Things To See & Do in Carrigduff
Newtownbarry House & Gardens
Newtownbarry House is a beautiful Victorian house that was built in the early 19th century. The house was designed by Sir Charles Lanyon & Partners and was built in 1863-69 by the Hall Dare family who arrived in Ireland in the 1840s. Mrs. Clody Norton, great-grandmother of the present owner, established a school for lacemaking in the late 19th century. The house has retained much of its original features. The house is set in a large garden of a previous house and surrounded by ancient trees. The garden also features two large grottos as well as a fountain. The lake is home to a multitude of wildlife.
Sports
Bunclody Golf Course and Fishing Club is situated in 300 acres of beautiful, scenic parkland in the former Hall-Dare Estate on the Carlow/Wexford border. A stunning gem in Irish golfing and fishing circles, it opened its doors in March 2009 and has already been ranked among the top 21 courses in Ireland.
There are numerous walking trails around the Clodey Valley and off-road trails in Coolmeelagh and Kilbranish. It is also the starting point for the Columban Way from Bunclody to Bangor and on to Bobio in Italy following the life journey of St. Columbanus, born circa 540 AD near the Nine Stones.
There are some lovely scenic drives along the Slaney valley and to popular viewpoints on Mount Leinster. Bunclody has a heated swimming pool which opens during the school holidays.
Local News
Carlow Town Bus Service
The New Carlow Town Bus Service was launched today (27th July) at an event in The Exchange by Minister Eamonn Ryan. The service is due to go live on this coming Sunday with busses running every 30 minutes along two routes with fares as low as 55c. Included below, we...
The Domestic Lead Remediation Grant Scheme
Helps households with the cost of replacing lead piping or related fittings located within the internal distribution system connected to a domestic water supply that serves a house. More Information
Household Wells
Do you get your water from an individual private well? If you do, you need to make sure the water from your well is clean and uncontaminated. Step by Step Guide
The SETU and Springboard prospectus for the academic year 2023/24
The SETU and Springboard prospectus for the academic year 2023/24 is available now. The Faculty of Lifelong Learning at SETU have over 100 part time programmes which are flexibly designed to meet the needs of part time students combining professional and personal...
New Samaritans branch opens in Carlow
The official opening of a new local Samaritans branch in Carlow took place over the weekend. The new office is at Governey Square just across from Carlow Castle. Spokesperson Collete Shannon says even though locals in Carlow could always call them it’s important that...
Carlow Tidy Towns
Volunteers Wanted! Carlow Tidy Towns team are looking for volunteers to join them for weekly clean ups & help with various other projects around the town. If you’d like to get involved and play your part in making our town a better place, you can contact them on...
Free Summer Tours at Altamount
Altamont Gardens will be offering free Summer Tree Tours every Thursday at 12 p.m and 3 p.m, starting from the 29th of June. Come along and learn all about the spectacular and diverse trees of Altamont, including the Giant Sequoia (the largest trees in the world),...
Carlow PPN currently have 2 Representative vacancies
Are you are interested in having your community's voice heard? Carlow PPN currently have 2 Representative vacancies: Community & Voluntary seat on the Joint Policing Committee (JPC) Social Inclusion seat on the Housing, Community and Wellbeing Strategic Policy...
Volunteers Needed – Meals on Wheels
Sports First Aid Training Course
Carlow Sports Partnership are holding a Sports First Aid Training Course on Saturday 8th July 2023 (9.30am - 16.30) Location: Carlow Town Hall, Centaur Street, Carlow, R93 TK85 Booking at https://buff.ly/43xhZm4