800 years of an Irish castle / by Turtle Bunbury.

The ruins of Carlow Castle is free to visit all year round and a series of plaques and information boards are set out around the castle to provide a visual history of the Castle. Carlow Castle is a National Monument in State Care, Number 306. A partnership of the National Monument Services of the Department of the Environment, Heritaage and Local Government and the Office of Public Works, looks after the national monuments in State Care. Carlow 800 was an initiative of Carlow Town Council to commemorate and celebrate the construction of Carlow Castle and the foundations of what is now a cultural, creative and socially vibrant town.