Tucked away behind the historic remains of Tintern Abbey, County Wexford, in Irelands Ancient East, is the secluded Colclough Walled Garden, a Georgian walled garden which was built by the Colclough family (pronounced Coke-lee) before 1814. It is situated on Wexford’s long and tapering Hook Peninsula, the heartland of the Norman landings.
The Abbey, now a National Monument, managed by the OPW, was founded by Cistercian Monks, from Tintern Abbey in Wales around the year 1200 under the patronage of William Marshal who was described as “The Greatest knight who ever lived”, a Crusader of the Holy Land, a Knight Templar, a signatory of the Magna Carta and Prince regent to Henry Ill. William was married to Isabel, Stongbows Daughter and King Diarmuid Mac Murrough’s Granddaughter from whom she had inherited huge tracts of land in Leinster.
The Walled Garden is rich in natural beauty and history and tells a number of fascinating stories from that of its horticultural origins and the Colclough family history down to the story of its recent restoration by Hook Tourism and the volunteers who have brought this 200 years old garden back to life after many years in dereliction.
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