Durrow, Co Laois

Originally a Norman borough town. In the middle of the seventeenth century the Ormonds made it part of Kilkenny. It was returned to the county by Act of Parliament in 1846. Durrow is a planned estate village, developed under the patronage of the Viscounts Ashbrook. Possibly Durrows finest feature is the suite of buildings around the Green under the gates and battlemented wall.

The first great Palladian house in this part of Ireland, Castle Durrow, built in 1716 lies at the centre of this town. The house, now a convent can still be viewed from the outside. Durrow was a planned town built in the late 18th century, although there has been people living in the area since medieval times. Durrow was part of Kilkenny from the 17th century until restored to Laois in the 19th century. The village is on the banks of the River Erkina, an excellent place for trout fishing.

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