Page 91 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Ireland

DRIVE 7: Tipperary’s Holy Glen 89

PLAN YOUR DRIVE

Start/finish: Cashel to Clonmel.
Number of days: 2–3.
Distance: 240 km (154 miles).
Road conditions: Well paved and
signposted.
When to go: Mar–Oct is best. Many of
the holy wells and monastic sites are
Clonkelly Above The town of Cashel, below wet and boggy in winter.
Clonkelly
Dundrum the famous Rock, see p90
Dundrum
Ardmayle
Ballymore
Newtown Ballymore Ardmayle Opening times: Shops are generally
Newtown
Suir Suir open 9 or 10am to 5 or 6pm, but
Knockavilla
Knockavilla
Donohill Fussough closed Sun. Sights may be closed in
Fussough
Donohill
Moanmore
Moanmore winter.
Ballynahinch
Ballynahinch
Gorteeneen
Gort
Multeen
Multeen Main market days: Cahir: Farmers’
Moyglass
Donaskeagh Moyglass
Donaskeagh
CASHEL Mocklershill Market, Sat am (car park beside Craft
CASHEL
Monara
Cullen Monara Mocklershill Granary on Church Street).
Cullen
Rathor
Rathordandan
Knockbritbrit
Knock
Thomastown
Thomastown Golden Major festivals: Cashel: Art Festival,
Golden
Kilfeakle Sep; Glen of Aherlow: Walking Festival,
Kilfeakle
ATHASSEL end of Jan; Clonmel: National Coursing
ATHASSEL
PRIORY
Tipper
Tipperaryary PRIORY Templenoe Meeting, Jan; Junction Festival (art
Templenoe
Lattin Lattin Shronell Rosegreeneen
Shronell
Rosegr
Bawnbrack
Bawnbrack festival), Jul.
Attykitykit Fethard
Fethard
Att
Lagganstown
TIPPERAR
Ballinleenty Lagganstown TIPPERAR Y Y
Ballinleenty
Bansha
Brookville Bansha
Brookville
Rathdermot
Rathdermot Ara Ara Mastertown DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Mastertown
Colman
Newinn
GLEN OF AHERLOW
GLEN OF AHERLOW Newinn Colman
Kilross
Kilross NATURE PARK Foxfort Ballygorteeneen
NATURE PARK
Ballygort
Foxfort
Newtown
Newtown Grangebeg For fascinating insights into Irish
Grangebeg
G l e n o f A h e r
G l e n o f A h e r l o w l o w Aherlow history and culture, dramatic views
Aherlow
Lisvernane Rossadrehid Clerahan Lisronagh and outstanding Romanesque
Lisronagh
Lisvernane
Rossadrehid
Clerahan
CLONBEG
CLONBEG
Galbally THE KYLE architecture, head to the Rock of
Galbally
THE KYLE
CHURCH
MOORE
MOORE CHURCH Ballydrehid Poulnamucky
Poulnamucky
Ballydrehid
ABBEY
ABBEY Cashel, Cahir Castle and the old
Newchapel market town of Clonmel. Keen walkers
Newchapel
G a l t y M o u n t a i n s n s
G a l t y M o u n t a i
Spittle can explore the many hiking trails in
Spittle
Barna Barna Rathkeevin the Glen of Aherlow, taking in the
Rathkeevin
Greenane
CAHIR
Galtymore Greenane CAHIR wooded hillsides, ruined abbeys
804m 804m
Galtymore
Clonmore
920m 920m Clonmore and holy wells. For full details, see p91.
CLONMEL
Swiss Cottage CLONMEL
Swiss Cottage
Ballindoney Marlfield
Ballindoney
Marlfield
Knocklofty
Knocklofty
Suir
Suir
W A TERFORD Below the Glen of Aherlow, ideal walking
W A TERFORD
country, see p91
Caherbaun
Caherbaun
Russellstown
Kilmanahan Russellstown
Kilmanahan
Ardfinnan
Ardfinnan
Ballydonagh
Ballydonagh
Ballyveera
Ballyveera
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