View of Graiguenamanagh and the church from River Barrow

Graiguenamanagh, also spelled Graignamanagh (Gráig na Manach in Irish. translated - 'Village of the Monks') is a town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located on the R705 regional road by the border with County Carlow on the River Barrow. It is home to the Duiske Abbey founded in 1204 from which the town gets its name. All that remains of the Cistercian monastery is the large gothic church at the time of building it was the largest Cistercian building in Ireland. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 634 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 634 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Translation may refer to: broadcast translator, rebroadcasting a signal at a different frequency machine translation, the conversion of a computer program from one programming language to another; e. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Kilkenny Code: KK Area: 2,061 km² Population (2006) 87,394 Website: www. ... The R705 is a regional road which runs north-south from the N9 at Leighlinbridge in County Carlow and through Bagnelstown before crossing into County Kilkenny. ... A Regional Road in the Republic of Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route (such as a National Primary Route, or National Secondary Route), but nevertheless forming a link in the national road network. ... For other uses, see Border (disambiguation). ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Carlow Code: CW Area: 896 km² Population (2006) 50,471 Website: www. ... The River Barrow (Irish: Abhainn na Bearú or An Bhearú) is a river in Ireland. ... [Neilhughandafriendlypeasant. ... The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... Monastery of St. ... Look up Gothic, goth, Goth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ...

The town served as the main base for commercial barges operating on the river Barrow from the mid nineteenth century until barge traffic ceased around 1960. Nearby are the ruined remains of the monastery of Ullard, founded by Saint Fiachra in the sixth century. St Fiachra subsequently moved to France where he is known as St Fiacre and founded the celebrated monastery at Meaux. He is the patron saint of gardeners and taxi drivers; French cabs are often known as fiacres in his honour. Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rocky landscape with ruins, by Nicolaes Berchem, ca. ... Saint Fiacre (or Fiachra, Latin Fiachrius) was born in Ireland in the seventh century. ... (5th century — 6th century — 7th century — other centuries) Events The first academy of the east the Academy of Gundeshapur founded in Persia by the Persian Shah Khosrau I. Irish colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to Caledonia (later known as Scotland) Glendalough monastery, Wicklow Ireland founded... Meaux is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... A gardener is any person involved in the growing and maintenance of plants, notably in a garden. ... For specific countries see Taxicabs around the world. ... The word cab has a number of meanings, most of which are abbreviations: A cabriolet is kind of a light, horse-drawn carriage which replaced the heavier hackney carriage in the 19th century as the vehicle for hire of choice in Paris and London, and was the forerunner of the... For other uses, see Honour (disambiguation). ...

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
• List of Irish Towns with a Market House

Coordinates: 52°32′N, 6°57′W This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ... Market Houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...