Cloughjordan Heritage Trail Audio Guide

The Cloughjordan Heritage Trail Audio Guide will help you to discover this historic and charming Tipperary town

Cloughjordan Heritage Trail Audio Guide

The Cloughjordan Heritage Trail Audio Guide will help you to discover this historic and charming Tipperary town

Enjoy a self-guided tour of the historic and charming Tipperary town of Cloughjordan

Located in a picturesque corner of North West Tipperary, Cloughjordan is surrounded by lush green pastureland and damp peat bogs. The area has attracted settlers as far back as the remote prehistoric past. On our journey along the Cloughjordan Heritage Trail, we’ll hear about archaeologists discovering traces of the Bronze Age at the village, and the remarkable golden treasure that was found nearby. We’ll hear tales of the Devil’s Bit, and how Cloughjordan was founded as a town during the medieval period. The lands of the area were granted to the de Mariscos, a powerful Anglo-Norman family. It is said that the name Cloughjordan derives from a crusading de Marisco, who returned to the growing town with a stone he had taken from the River Jordan.

We’ll discover how life changed during the turbulent 17th century, and we’ll also hear of Thomas MacDonagh would go on to become Cloughjordan’s most honoured native son. He was a loving father and husband, a teacher, a poet and one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. Our tour will take us up to the Cloughjordan’s innovative EcoVillage and we’ll hear of life in the town today.

CLOUGHJORDAN HERITAGE TRAIL AUDIO GUIDE

CLOUGHJORDAN HERITAGE TRAIL AUDIO GUIDE

Title: Cloughjordan Heritage Trail Audio Guide

Duration: 45 mins.

Summary:
Enjoy a self-guided tour of this historic and charming Tipperary town. You can enjoy this audio guide as you explore the town, or even from the comfort of your own home. We recommend downloading before your trip, or simply hit play to hear the stories of Ireland.

The Cloughjordan Heritage Trail

When you are finished your tour of Cloughjordan, please do visit the fantastic Thomas MacDonagh Museum. This audio guide is an Abarta Heritage Production on behalf of Cloughjordan Community Development Committee. The guide was written by Neil Jackman and Róisín Burke with the kind support of Tori McMorran. The guide is narrated by Niamh Shaw, with music by Enda Seery. This audio guide was recorded in Bluebird Studios with sound engineer Declan Lonergan and producer Róisín Burke in 2013.

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