Make Carlow Your Home
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Cois Dara and Browneshill Wood are both literally minutes from the M9 Motorway, giving access to Dublin and Waterford within approximately one hour. Dublin Airport is 96km and Rosslare Port is 94km away. Additionally, Carlow is within easy reach of many other large towns and cities:
- 30 minutes from Kilkenny - 40 minutes from Portlaoise - 45 minutes from Enniscorthy - 1 hour from Waterford - 1 hour 15 minutes from Wexford |
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The dramatic Blackstairs Mountains frame the county, at the heart of which is Carlow town. Dotted across the county are charming county towns and villages such as Borris, Bagenalstown and Leighlinbridge. The medieval city of Kilkenny which is renowned as one of Ireland's most vibrant places to visit is only 30 minutes away. Carlow also borders Counties Wexford and Wicklow, both with stunning mountainous scenery and coastlines whilst Waterford, which is only 1 hour away, is the oldest city in Ireland with many historic buildings still standing proud after more than 1,000 years. Overall, the South East region offers a great quality of life with relatively short commute times and a good transport infrastructure giving access to vibrant towns, rural getaways and coastal villages.
Carlow itself offers clean air, beautiful countryside and a broad range of indoor and outdoor leisure facilities including golfing, walking, hiking, boating, canoeing, rowing, fishing, swimming, tennis, badminton, horse riding, Gaelic football, rugby, soccer and athletics. In addition, Carlow has a lower cost of living when compared to larger cities and its accessibility has made it a successful Dublin satellite town in recent years.
As Ireland's second smallest county, Carlow punches well above its weight with an abundance of good schools and two third level facilities - Institute of Technology and Carlow College; the second oldest third level institution in Ireland, after Trinity College. It also boasts a visual centre for contemporary art, the George Bernard Shaw Theatre. The Arboretum Garden Centre in Leighlinbridge and Rathwood near Tullow are popular for day visits, as is Altamont Gardens in Tullow, Huntington Castle and Gardens in Clonegal and Duckett's Grove. Additionally, Carlow has two cinemas, many award winning cafes, restaurants and bars as well as popular retail outlets including Tesco, Primark, Lidl, Aldi, Currys, Argos, Woodies, Shaws and many more boutiques and menswear stores, hair and beauty salons etc.
Carlow itself offers clean air, beautiful countryside and a broad range of indoor and outdoor leisure facilities including golfing, walking, hiking, boating, canoeing, rowing, fishing, swimming, tennis, badminton, horse riding, Gaelic football, rugby, soccer and athletics. In addition, Carlow has a lower cost of living when compared to larger cities and its accessibility has made it a successful Dublin satellite town in recent years.
As Ireland's second smallest county, Carlow punches well above its weight with an abundance of good schools and two third level facilities - Institute of Technology and Carlow College; the second oldest third level institution in Ireland, after Trinity College. It also boasts a visual centre for contemporary art, the George Bernard Shaw Theatre. The Arboretum Garden Centre in Leighlinbridge and Rathwood near Tullow are popular for day visits, as is Altamont Gardens in Tullow, Huntington Castle and Gardens in Clonegal and Duckett's Grove. Additionally, Carlow has two cinemas, many award winning cafes, restaurants and bars as well as popular retail outlets including Tesco, Primark, Lidl, Aldi, Currys, Argos, Woodies, Shaws and many more boutiques and menswear stores, hair and beauty salons etc.