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Ballin Temple WE LOVE NATURE
Welcome to Baile An Teampaill, our Place of Sanctuary, for healthy living naturally.

Click here to BOOK A HOLIDAY IN OUR COMFORTABLE COUNTRY COTTAGES from under € 24 pppns

Read about The Cottages here, Leisure Activities here, see The Photo Gallery here , have fun ...
and thanks for visiting.

Ballin Temple is the perfect all-round destination for a holiday in the Irish countryside. With self-catering cottages, woods, river, mountain-biking trails, yoga and more, there is something to do for everyone. It is ideal for a romantic rendez-vous, a healthy break, touring or an active weekend. Nestled in nature with views of Mount Leinster and the River Slaney at the edge of our woods, we are located in an area of outstanding natural beauty only 80 km from Dublin or 60 km Rosslare. 52.727768, -6.687927.

sawdays guidesBallin Temple appears in the Sawday's Green Places to Stay, Sawday's Ireland Guide and the Sawday's website.  Read what Alastair Sawday writes about Ballin Temple here »

We are also recommended by Linda Moss's Organic Places to Stay,
the Great Fishing Houses of Ireland, Responsible Travel and Sustainable Tourism Ireland.
We manage all land naturally and organically, though are not certified anymore.
We support organic growers by membership of The Organic Trust, the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association and Demeter.

Our newsletter archive is here
You can also sign-up for the free email newsletter here.

Click to find out about Ireland's ECOVILLAGE.

Get a ZERO CARBON LIFESTYLE!

For a bit of fun, here's a little video of mountain biking through the woods. 

Or another one: Oh not again ...! here.

If you would like to join our nature club, please contact us.  Thanks.

Although the river was open in 2008, for catch and release of salmon and sea trout, many beats will be virtually closed in 2009.  Even Tullow Anglers have voted to restrict fishing so that stocks can replenish.  Our beat will be closed, except to visiting tourists, who should abide by national regulations.  The Eastern Region Fisheries Board has more information here.

More interesting pages ...

* group retreat suggestions here *

Yoga schedule here. Congratulations Pam - Health & Yoga have awarded us a Favoured (or Favored :-) )rating. 

*Organically grown veg when in season. Call 059 915 5037 for info. Some recipes here (submissions welcome). Pictures of veg patch in June 2004 are here

*See The Irish Times Angling Correspondent's report on Ballin Temple here (9 June 2003). *

*Waterlog Magazine, August/September 2004 article on Ballin Temple

*Peter O'Reilly Fishing Course Photos: We were fortunate to host a course led by Peter O'Reilly the accomplished angler and author. Some photos are in the journal here ...*

* photo of ~30 lbs cock salmon found in the Slaney *

* A page of pictures of angling flies here *

* Construction of our reed bed photos here. *

* scenes from the Ballon fair here * photos: walking the river and woods here and here, more views here *

*Article by Melo Lennox-Conyngham on Pierce Butler and the US election, published in The Irish Times 13 December 2004.

Thanks to Turtle Bunbury for his Ballin Temple: Dark Knights, Blue Bells and this historical extract from "Lewis's Topographical Directory of Ireland"


Country Cottages
Comfortable Cottages

Yoga for healthy mind and body
Yoga

Fishing
Sports

History of Ballin Temple etc
History

Nature Trail - Ancient woods, special conservation area, river and streams
Nature Trail

Organic Farm and Garden
Garden


Also, please check out www.PestalozziWorld.com a charity we sponsor that helps educate poor children,
and www.Astraea.net for "big picture" thinking, LOHAS and integral living, ...

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