In 1667, Michael Boyle, the powerful Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, purchased the ancient lordship of Threecastles for £1,000, transforming the medieval settlement of Munfine into Blessington (Baile Coimín, pronounced BALL-eh KIM-een) and creating the pla…
Blessington is a small place in County Wicklow. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.