Graiguenamanagh

Graiguenamanagh
Irish: Gráig na Manach
Town
View of Graiguenamanagh with the River Barrow
View of Graiguenamanagh with the River Barrow
Graiguenamanagh is located in Ireland
Graiguenamanagh
Graiguenamanagh
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°32′24″N 6°57′18″W / 52.540°N 6.955°W / 52.540; -6.955
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountiesKilkenny
Carlow
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population1,506
Irish Grid ReferenceS705440

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. Part of the settlement, known as Tinnahinch, is on the County Carlow side of the river, and Carlow County Council refers to the whole village as "Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch".[3][4] Also combined for census purposes, as of the 2022 census, Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch had a population of 1,506 people.[1] The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[5]

Graiguenamanagh is located at the foot of Brandon Hill and is home to Duiske Abbey, the largest of the thirty-four mediaeval Cistercian abbeys in Ireland.

  1. ^ a b "Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch Joint Local Area Plan 2021" (PDF). Kilkenny County Council and Carlow County Council. Retrieved 19 September 2022 – via kilkennycoco.ie.
  3. ^ "Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch". barrowvalley.ie.
  4. ^ "Tinnahinch Local Area Plan" (PDF). Carlow County Council.
  5. ^ "Gráig na Manach/Graiguenamanagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2 February 2024.