Ireland - Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny (Chapter)

This is the Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny chapter from Lonely Planet’s Ireland guidebook.

Wexford and Waterford are wreathed with sandy beaches, thatched fishing villages, seaside towns and remote peninsulas. County Carlow offers farm-filled spaces, country lodgings and flowering estates. County Kilkenny’s namesake city has a castle, cathedral, medieval lanes and cracking pubs and eateries.

• feel like a monk at the moody and evocative ruins of Jerpoint Abbey in County Kilkenny
• maps
• learn about Ireland’s poignant history aboard the Famine ship in New Ross
• transport
• gobble your way into foodie heaven at Dungarvan, where top chefs ply their trade
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: County Wexford, Wexford Town & around, Rosslare Strand, Rosslare Harbour & around, Kilmore Quay, Saltee Islands, Hook Peninsula & around, New Ross, Ferns, Mt Leinster, County Waterford, Waterford City, Curraghmore Estate, Southeast County Waterford, Tramore, The Copper Coast, Dungarvan, Ring Peninsula, Cappoquin & around, Lismore, Northern County Waterford, County Carlow, Carlow Town & around, Ballon, Borris & around, St Mullins, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny City, Central Kilkenny and Northern Kilkenny.