Glen of Aherlow & Galtee Mountains

Glen of Aherlow & Galtee Mountains
The Glen of Aherlow is a valley between the Galtee Mountains and the Slievenamuck Hills in South County Tipperary. The glen is approximately 14 kilometres long by 3 kilometres wide. The rich agricultural land is used for dairy farming and beef fattening. Sheep farming is carried out on the slopes of the Galtee Mountains. Coniferous forests cover the Slievenamuck hills and the lower slopes of the Galtee Mountains.
Lake Muskry was gouged out of the mountain by glaciers during the last Ice Age.
The Galtee Mountains rise steeply from the surrounding land and are Irelands highest inland mountain range, Galteemore is the highest peak.
The local villages are Galbally, Lisvernane and Bansha.
The landscape includes, mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, archaeological sites and rural villages.
The outdoor activities available in the Glen of Aherlow, included are - walking, cycling, horseback riding and fishing.
Accommodation available includes, Hotels, Castles, Historic Houses, Bed and breakfast, self-catering cabins, two caravan and camping parks.
Nightlife. There are many pubs with live music which also serve food.
Within a short drive are some of Irelands best known tourist attractions, included are - Lough Gur, Cahir Castle, Athassel Abbey, Holycross Monastic Village and Cashel.
There are good Motorway, Bus and Railway connections to the rest of Ireland

[@conhoran8217]

A beautiful view of the Glen of Aherlow and the Galtee mountain s Con Horan Newbridge Kildare formely Soloheadbeg Tipperary

[@Pazzazz11]

We visited from Florida, USA in June/July 2017. The above video is excellent and covers a lot of the places we visited. My great great grandparents, William & Mary Casey MARKS, were from Lisvarinane. My great grandmother Jane Marks born July 1860 went to Newark NJ America in 1880 with sisters Mary & Susanna. She married James Lynch BORN IN DUBLIN at Sacred heart Church Bloomfield, NJ Dec 26 1888. We stayed at the Ballinacourty House B & B. It has the best restaurant in the area. Hosts are family members & work so hard! We were blessed to find our heritage info from ancestry.com. IRELAND WAS BEAUTIFUL & SAFE. PEOPLE SO FRIENDLY. GOD BLESSED THE IRISH IN MANY WAYS IN SPITE OF THE FAMINE. THEY NOW ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN THE ENGLISH!

[@Tomryan07]

Ahhh thanks! I am from Tipperary but not here,but I have a lot of cousins from Lisvarinane and it is stunning around here!

[@Pazzazz11]

Hannah Walsh thx just saw your note 6/21/20 answering my post from 2 years ago! If anyone in Lisvarinane can get any info on Wlm & Mary Marks or can help plse email me at [e-mail]