Cloughjordan in Autumn

Visit Cloughjordan

Clock out of the noise and grime for a day, or longer, and 'clough' in at one of rural Ireland’s most interesting small towns!

Set in the beautiful, rolling countryside of North Tipperary, yet just over a hundred minutes from Dublin by train, Cloughjordan is a world away from the stress and strain of modern urban Irish life.

Any weekday, you can take a morning train from Dublin and get to Cloughjordan in plenty time for elevenses (visit 'getting here' for times, details and alternatives) then in any order you want ....

  • Explore the treasures for sale in the 'Sheelagh na Gig' bookshop, enjoy the best coffee and cake in the county and check out the music, jewellery and books.
     

  • Visit Ireland’s first ecovillage, with many different kinds of eco-friendly houses being built and some already finished construction. (Tours every Saturday - check thevillage.ie for details)
     

  • Enjoy lunch in the unusual setting of the Gourmet Gallery Restaurant (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) or have a snack from Murphy’s or Austin’s general store.
     

  • Have a pint and a sandwich in the Railway Bar or the Clough Inn.
     

  • Buy a present for someone you love in Thomas Wollen’s Ceramic Studio - there’s something for every taste in his beautiful, witty creations.
     

  • Treat your bicycle to something at the best bike shop in the Midlands, The Cloughjordan Cycle Co-op.
     

  • Visit artist Mary Pickering's studio and look over her wonderful paintings and prints
     

  • Browse around Courtyard Antiques for a while - you might spot a bargain.
     

  • Take home a steak reared locally by Charlie Williams, a butcher with his own abattoir.
     

  • Take a stroll in Knockanacree Wood along specially designed routes suitable for all.
     

  • Visit Ireland’s first Community-supported farm (tours every Saturday - booking essential)
     

  • Call to the Catholic Church of SS Michael and John to admire the classic Harry Clarke stained glass windows and avail of a rare chance to compare them to windows by Evie Hone who was influenced by him.
     

  • Bed and breakfast is available in the town: enquire locally for details.

If you really have to leave you can catch the train home at tea time - do please travel by train if you can - and do your bit to keep our threatened rail line open.

 

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