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72 BACK ROADS IRELAND

Viking Country

The large county of Waterford in southeast Ireland has fine stretches of
coastline, gently indented with small coves, the big strand and holiday
resort of Tramore, the beautiful Copper Coast beyond, and the stirring
seascapes of Helvick Head. At the eastern end of the county is Waterford
City, founded by the Vikings in the 10th century. Inland are the pretty
towns of Lismore and Cappoquin in the languid Blackwater Valley. Two
wild mountain ranges stretch north to the borders of Tipperary – the
Knockmealdown Mountains, with their dramatic high passes,
and the Comeragh Mountains, accessed along the
beautiful Nire Valley Drive.
BallyneilBallyneil
KilsheelanKilsheelan GreggGregg
ClonmelClonmel Carrick-on-SuirCarrick-on-Suir PilltownPilltown BarrabehyBarrabehy
MarlfieldMarlfield
CarrickbegCarrickbeg
KnockloftyKnocklofty KILKENNYKILKENNY FahyFahy
CrehanaghCrehanagh DanganDangan
BallyloobyBallylooby Suir Suir CaherbaunCaherbaun KnockalafallaKnockalafalla FiddownFiddown
Ardfinnan KilmanahanKilmanahan BallyquinBallyquin GrangeGrange UllidUllid
Ardfinnan
Punchbowl
RussellstownRussellstown CurraghkietyCurraghkiety
TIPPERAR YTIPPERAR Y Punchbowl RathgormuckRathgormuck MothelMothel MoocomMoocom KilnacowKilnacow Gauls MillGauls Mill
GormanstownGormanstown BallydonaghBallydonagh Comeragh Mts PortlawPortlaw RathkieranRathkieran DunkittDunkitt
NIRE VA LLE Y DRIVE
BallyboyBallyboy BallyveeraBallyveera KnockanaffrinKnockanaffrin
Castle GraceCastle Grace ClogheenClogheen NIRE VA LLE Y DRIVE 755m755m CloneaClonea Suir Suir
CLOGHEENCLOGHEEN BohernagoreBohernagore TarTar AglishAglish
GoatsGoats BallygoreyBallygorey BellfieldBellfield
Comeragh Mts
BallyporeenBallyporeen BridgeBridge NewcastleNewcastle BALLYMACARBRYBALLYMACARBRY
M o n a v u l l a g
The VeeThe Vee LicketstownLicketstown WATERFORD CITYWATERFORD CITY
M o u n t a i n s s
M o u n t a i n
Sugarloaf MountainSugarloaf Mountain BallydurnBallydurn KilmeadanKilmeadan
716m716m
K n o c k m e a l d o w n
K n o c k m e a l d o w n M t s M t s M o n a v u l l a g h h KildermodyKildermody FairbrookFairbrook KilbarryKilbarry
KnockaunapeebraKnockaunapeebra
The GapThe Gap KnockmealdownKnockmealdown 792m792m NewtownNewtown BallyduffBallyduff AdamstownAdamstown
795m795m FewsFews
BromountainBromountain BallynamultBallynamult KealfounKealfoun KnockderryKnockderry ShinganaghShinganagh
KnockanacullinKnockanacullin KilmacthomasKilmacthomas ReservoirReservoir
TooraneenaTooraneena FurraleighFurraleigh RathannyRathanny BallycraddockBallycraddock
MOUNTMOUNT KilbrianKilbrian Mahon BallynacloghBallynaclogh
MELLERAYMELLERAY
Mahon
LyrattinLyrattin KilrossantyKilrossanty
FeagarridFeagarrid BallykillBallykill Kill Kill DunhillDunhill KilmacleagueKilmacleague
BallylaneenBallylaneen
GlenshelaneGlenshelane W A TERFORDW A TERFORD FenorFenor TRAMORETRAMORE BackBack
MillstreetMillstreet StrandStrand
CAPPOQUINCAPPOQUIN ModelligoModelligo KnockroeKnockroe BUNMAHONBUNMAHON KnockmahonKnockmahon TramoreTramore
Blackwater
Blackwater LISMORELISMORE ANNESTOWNANNESTOWN BayBay
Finisk Finisk DeelishDeelish StradballyStradbally BayBay BayBay Newtown HeadNewtown Head
GlencairnGlencairn ShanballyShanbally BunmahonBunmahon DunabrattinDunabrattin GreatGreat
BallyknockBallyknock
BallyvoyleBallyvoyle
WhitechurchWhitechurch Collingan
GarrynageraghGarrynageragh Celtic SeaCeltic Sea
Collingan
BallinaspickBallinaspick KnocknaskaghKnocknaskagh
Bride
Bride BallyduffBallyduff
ClonmelClonmel
BayBay
ACTIVITIES VillierstownVillierstown DUNGARVANDUNGARVAN BallynacourtyBallynacourty
DungarvanDungarvan
Experience a Waterford pub that AglishAglish NewtownNewtown HarbourHarbour
BallynagaulBallynagaul
bottles its own whiskey (Baile na nGall)(Baile na nGall) HELVICKHELVICK
MonaculleeMonacullee HEADHEAD
Body surf in huge Atlantic rollers GorteenGorteen RingRing
on Tramore’s long sandy beach (An Rinn)(An Rinn)
0 kilometres 5
Visit the Anglo-Norman castle on 0 miles 5
Dungarvan’s quayside
Stroll through the riverside
gardens of Cappoquin House
KEY
Enjoy afternoon tea in the peaceful Drive route
setting of Mount Melleray Abbey
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