tourist attractions around carlow town

The original keep was 3 storeys high and was square in shape with stout three-quarter round towers at the corners, but only the eastern half still stands, with its two corner towers and the connecting wall. The entrance was through a door on the first floor of the north side. The topmost storey of the north-western tower dates back to the 15th-16th century.
Although the castle is only first mentioned in 1231, it was probably built by William the Marshall or by his son not long after...

Operated by the Old Carlow Society, the museum displays in a series of shop layouts, aspects of early 20th & 19th century domestic and commercial life in the Carlow area....