Graiguenamanagh
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Graiguenamanagh, also spelled Graignamanagh (Gráig na Manach in Irish) is a town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located near 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. A rough translation of Gráig na Manach is Village of the Monks. 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.
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 monatery of Ullard, founded by St Fiachre in the sixth century. St Fiachre subsequently moved to France and founded the celebrated monastery at Meaux. He is the patron saint of gardeners and taxi drivers; French cabs are often known as fiachres in honour.
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