27th February 2008
Once more into the breach... We are going to make a concerted effort to get this website up and running. If you can help with suggestions for content then why not contact us.
The picturesque Heritage Town of Abbeyleix on the N8 Cork/Dublin route was described in 1826 by J. M. Brewer, the famous travel writer, as one of the most pleasing villages in Leinster with each cottage having a useful garden.
This planned estate town was the brainchild of the 2nd Viscount de Vesci who deemed the Oldtown of Abbeyleix to be unsuitable for his tenents, it being close to the river Nore and prone to flooding. He chose a slightly elevated site away from the river and built his vision of what a town should be.
Once more into the breach... We are going to make a concerted effort to get this website up and running. If you can help with suggestions for content then why not contact us.
The picturesque Heritage Town of Abbeyleix on the N8 Cork/Dublin route was described in 1826 by J. M. Brewer, the famous travel writer, as one of the most pleasing villages in Leinster with each cottage having a useful garden.
This planned estate town was the brainchild of the 2nd Viscount de Vesci who deemed the Oldtown of Abbeyleix to be unsuitable for his tenents, it being close to the river Nore and prone to flooding. He chose a slightly elevated site away from the river and built his vision of what a town should be.
