Graiguenamanagh

Graiguenamanagh or Graignamanagh (Irish: Gráig na Manach, meaning 'valley (or village) of the monks')[2] is a town on the River Barrow in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include an ecclesiastical enclosure and holy well sites in the townlands of Graiguenamanagh and Tinnahinch.

[8] Also located in the area are the ruined remains of the early Christian church of Ullard, founded by Saint Fiachra in the seventh century.

[11] The abbey, which takes its name from the river Duiske (Blackwater) which joins the Barrow here, was founded by William Marshall in 1204 and was suppressed by Henry VIII in 1536.

[17] Watersports, angling,[18] walking and cycling (including on the Barrow towpath) are common activities in the Graiguenamanagh area.

Duiske Abbey's 13th-century nave, in the early English style , was restored in the late 20th century. [ 10 ]
The River Barrow in Graiguenamanagh