Garden of Remembrance

Garden of Remembrance is a park in County Carlow, Leinster. Garden of Remembrance is situated near the park Sculpture Garden, as well as near the ruins Leighlinbridge Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leighlinbridge Castle and St Laserian’s Cathedral.

Leighlinbridge Castle

Ruins

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Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. Leighlinbridge Castle is situated 130 metres southeast of Garden of Remembrance.

St Laserian’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland. St Laserian’s Cathedral is situated 3 km west of Garden of Remembrance.

St Laserian’s Well

Spring

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Laserian’s Well is a spring, which is situated 3½ km west of Garden of Remembrance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leighlinbridge and Old Leighlin.

Leighlinbridge

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Leighlinbridge is a town in County Carlow, with an ancient bridge over the River Barrow that's still in use. It stood astride the main Dublin-Waterford road until bypassed in the 1980s. In 2022 its population was less than 1,000.

Old Leighlin

Village

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Old Leighlin, also Oldleighlin, is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is 3.5 km west of Leighlinbridge. The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in Leinster, with 1,500 monks in residence. Old Leighlin is situated 3 km west of Garden of Remembrance.

Royal Oak

Village

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal Oak is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is on the west side of the River Barrow, across from Bagenalstown, and is off the former N9 road. It is not in or a part of Bagenalstown. Royal Oak is within the townland of Clorusk. Royal Oak is situated 4 km south of Garden of Remembrance.

Garden of Remembrance

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.73706° or 52° 44′ 13″ north

Longitude

-6.9786° or 6° 58′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C4MP2PC+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 149822351

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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In Other Languages

“Garden of Remembrance” goes by many names.

Irish: “An Gairdin Caimbneacháin”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sculpture Garden and Lord Bagenal Inn.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kilbrides Bar and Uí Bhraonáin.

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Worth a closer look: Carlow and Bagenalstown.

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