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Carlow - Carlow Castle

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Carlow Castle

Carlow town, County Carlow

Two towers and the wall between them are all that is left of the 13th century Norman castle on the Barrow in Carlow town.

Carlow Castle is situated beside the banks of trivers Barrow and Burrin near the centre of Carlow Town.

Fáilte Ireland’s listing
Where
Carlow town, County Carlow
Address
7 Castle Hill, Graigue
Official site
heritageireland.ie
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Carlow Castle
Where Carlow Castle is in County Carlow

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Sunday 27th September

  1. Sun27 SepAutumn / Winter Cinemas at VISUALVISUAL Carlow27 September to 22 DecemberFestival
  2. Sun27 SepHOLISTICON Carlow - Mind, Body & Soul FestivalTalbot Hotel CarlowFree

Thursday 1st October

  1. Thu1 OctThe Lisnavagh Seasonal FeastLisnavagh House and Gardens · Rathvilly

Friday 2nd October

  1. Fri2 OctThanks For The Dance - The Leonard Cohen StoryVISUAL Carlow

Saturday 3rd October

  1. Sat3 OctB Walk - Mount Leinster to Kildavin, Carlow Autumn Walking Festival 2026Conway's of Kildavin · Kildavin

What’s on in Carlow

More in Carlow

  1. The ivy covered front of the house at Altamont with red creeper across the stoneworkAltamont GardensGarden · TullowForty acres of garden and a lake south of Tullow, run by the OPW, with a beech walk that takes you down to the Slaney.
  2. Huntington Castle behind its lawn with palms and mature trees around itHuntington CastleCastle · ClonegalThe same family have lived in this 1625 tower house at Clonegal since it went up, and there is a yew walk through the garden.
  3. St MullinsMonastic site · St MullinsThe high ground above the Barrow holds an early monastic site, with the stump of a round tower, church ruins and a Norman motte in the same ground.
  4. The castellated stone entrance archway at Borris House with its red painted doorBorris HouseHouse and gardens · BorrisSeat of the MacMurrough Kavanaghs, a Tudor revival house above Borris village with a sixteen arch railway viaduct in the view.
  5. River Barrow through Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, IrelandBlack Castle, LeighlinbridgeCastle · LeighlinbridgeThe tower and a length of bawn wall stand on the Barrow bank, beside a stone road bridge that dates to 1320.
  6. The two round gatehouse towers of Ballyloughan Castle standing in a field of grassBallyloughan CastleRuin · BagenalstownFarmland east of Bagenalstown holds a 13th century gatehouse and hall, with a round tower on either side of the entrance.
  7. A gate and a waymarker where the South Leinster Way meets the roadSouth Leinster WayWalk · Borris104km of waymarked route from Kildavin through Borris, over the Barrow into Kilkenny and on to Carrick-on-Suir in Tipperary.
  8. The lock and lifting bridge on the Barrow navigation at BagenalstownBagenalstownTown · BagenalstownLaid out in the 1780s on the Barrow navigation. There is a lock, a lifting bridge, and a courthouse built to look like a Greek temple.

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