Graiguenamanagh
Graiguenamanagh
Irish: Gráig na Manach | |
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Town | |
View of Graiguenamanagh with the River Barrow | |
| Coordinates: 52°32′24″N 6°57′18″W / 52.540°N 6.955°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Counties | Kilkenny Carlow |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 1,506 |
| Irish Grid Reference | S705440 |
Graiguenamanagh or Graignamanagh (Irish: Gráig na Manach, meaning 'valley (or village) of the monks') 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". Also combined for census purposes, as of the 2022 census, Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch had a population of 1,506 people. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
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.