Golden Vale

#626 among destinations in Ireland

Valley, Nature, Natural attraction

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The Golden Vale is an area of rolling pastureland in the civil province of Munster, southwestern Ireland. Covering parts of three counties, Limerick, Tipperary and Cork, it is the best land in Ireland for dairy farming. Historically it has been called the Golden Vein. An early instance is an 1837 book by Jonathan Binns, a British government official, where he refers to the area as '"the golden vale" ' and states "The land is of excellent quality, being part of the golden vein of Ireland—a district reaching from Tipperary towards Limerick. The extent of the golden vein is about fourteen miles long, by six or seven wide." Some subsequent writers similarly prefer "vein". ()

Coordinates: 52°24'0"N, 8°24'0"W

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Golden Vale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moor Abbey, Duntryleague passage tomb, Castle Oliver, Kilfinane.

5.1 miE
Archaeological site
Moor Abbey
131 min walk • Moor Abbey Franciscan friary was founded in the 13th century in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is today a National Monument.
3.3 miE
Archaeological site
Duntryleague passage tomb
85 min walk • Duntryleague passage tomb, also known as Dermot & Grania's Bed, is a passage grave and National Monument located atop Duntryleague Hill, County Limerick, Ireland.
6.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Castle Oliver
158 min walk • Castle Oliver is a Victorian castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed stained glass windows and stencil work.
4.1 miSW
Town
Kilfinane
104 min walk • Kilfinnane or Kilfinane is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish Cill and Fhíonáin, making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian".
5.4 miN
Church
Hospital Church
139 min walk • Hospital Church is a medieval fortified church of the Knights Hospitaller and a National Monument in Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland.
4.8 miNE
Church
St Ailbe's Church
123 min walk • St Ailbe's Church is a Catholic church in Emly County Tipperary, Ireland, dedicated to Ailbe of Emly. Built in the 1880s, it replaced an 1809 church. The sandstone font at the entrance is believed to be medieval, and the nearby graveyard features St Ailbe's Cross, reputedly the saint's tombstone.
2.2 miSW
Archaeological site
Cush Earthworks
57 min walk • The Cush Earthworks are a series of earthworks, and a National Monument, located in County Limerick, Ireland.
2.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Ballylanders fort
62 min walk • Ballylanders fort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Limerick, Ireland.