Waterside Guesthouse Graiguenamanagh

Waterside Guesthouse and Restaurant overlooks the banks of the river Barrow. The river forms a central theme for everything in Graiguenamanagh and it the lifeblood of the town.

The town dates back to the 13th century when Duiske Abbey, the largest Cistercian Monastery in Ireland, was established at the junction of the rivers Barrow and Duiske(Dubh Uisce Black Water). The monks are gone, but the Abbey remains, a vibrant church for the local community blessed with fantastic acoustics that have rung to the sounds of many famous voices, such as the Vienna Boys Choir and Ireland’s top traditional group, The Chieftains.

Accommodation at Waterside feature one or two of the original pitch pine ceiling beams, designed to hold great weight of tonnes of bags of corn delivered by boat from Athy and other far flung towns. In fact all the rooms are different in shape and size, but all offer the same homely atmosphere whether neat doubles or large family rooms. And best of all is that all our rooms overlook the river Barrow and the old stone bridge.

All rooms have en-suite shower, television, telephone, tea/coffee, and all rooms overlook the river Barrow.