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130  IRELAND REGION B Y REGION

Exploring Southeast Ireland

The southeast has something for everyone, from busy seaside resorts to
quaint canalside villages, Norman abbeys and bird sanctuaries. The Wicklow Athlone
Mountains, the location of several major sights such as the monastic Enfield Kilcock
complex of Glendalough and the magnificent gardens of Powerscourt,
provide perfect touring and walking territory. Further south, the most scenic Carbury CASTLETOWN
HOUSE
routes cut through the valleys of the Slaney, Barrow and Nore rivers, flanked BOG OF ALLEN Dublin
by historic ports such as New Ross, from where you can explore local NATURE CENTRE Clane Dalkey
waterways by boat. Along the south coast, which is more varied than the ROBERTSTOWN Killiney
Killiney Bay
region’s eastern shore, beaches are interspersed with rocky headlands, and Grand Canal Naas POWERSCOURT BRAY
quiet coastal villages provide good alternative bases to the busy towns of Newbridge RUSSBOROUGH
Waterford and Wexford. Further inland, the best places to stay include MONASTEREVIN KILDARE Liffey HOUSE MILITARY KILLRUDDERY
HOUSE
Lismore and Kilkenny, which is one of the finest historic towns in Ireland. ROAD
KILDARE Mullaghcleevaun
848m
Portlaoise Hollywood Roundwood Newcastle
Fontstown MOUNT USHER
Athy Ballitore WICKL OW MOUNTAINS GLENDALOUGH GARDENS
Lugnaquillia Mt. Wicklow
926m
Ballylynan Baltinglass Rathdrum
HOUSE
Castledermot WICKLOW AVONDALE
Portlaoise Barrow Rathvilly Aughrim
Durrow Newtown Carlow Woodenbridge
Rathdowney BROWNSHILL DOLMEN
Castlecomer Tinahely Ferrybank
Ballyragget Tullow Arklow
CARLOW Shillelagh
Freshford
Dunmore Leighlinbridge Ballon
Urlingford Cave Carnew Gorey
Bagenalstown Slaney
Cashel Bunclody Courtown
Graiguenamanagh, on the Barrow north of New Ross KILKENNY Gowran Mount Leinster
Mountains
793m
KILKENNY Borris Blackstairs Ferns Ballycanew
Bennettsbridge Kiltealy
Sights at a Glance JERPOINT Thomastown Graiguenamanagh Kilnamanagh
1 Castletown House pp132–3 j Johnstown Castle ABBEY ENNISCORTHY Castleellis
2 Robertstown k Saltee Islands Knocktopher Inistioge WEXFORD Blackwater
3 Bog of Allen Nature Centre l Rosslare Kilmoganny Clonroche Wexford
4 Monasterevin Ahenny Lukeswell NEW ROSS IRISH NATIONAL Bay
5 Kildare Tours Caher HERITAGE PARK Wexford Wildfowl
Reserve
6 Russborough House 0 Military Road Clonmel Carrick- Mullinavat Ballynabola
7 Powerscourt pp138–9 Comeragh on-Suir JOHNSTOWN WEXFORD
8 Bray Clogheen Suir Mountains Wellington CASTLE ROSSLARE
9 Killruddery House Ballymacarbry Coumfea WATERFORD Bridge Rosslare Harbour
711m
q Wicklow Mountains Mount Melleray Passage Bridgetown
East
793m
w Mount Usher Gardens Knockmealdown WA TERFORD Fethard Churchtown
e Glendalough Mountains Lemybrien DUNMORE Ballyteige Kilmore Quay
EAST
Bay
r Avondale House LISMORE Cappoquin Bunmahon
t Brownshill Dolmen Fermoy HOOK SALTEE
y Kilkenny pp146–8 Conna Tallow Dungarvan Clonea Bay PENINSULA ISLANDS
u Jerpoint Abbey Blackwater Ballynagaul
i Lismore
o Ardmore Kinsalebeg
p Waterford pp150–51 Cork Youghal ARDMORE
a Dunmore East Youghal
s Hook Peninsula Bay
d New Ross
f Enniscorthy
g Irish National Heritage Park 0 kilometres 20
h Wexford 0 miles 20
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp297–8 and pp311–13
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