The Nore valley
Near Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Not to scale. Drawn for this page.
Summerhill is near Thomastown, in the valley of the Nore, where the river runs down from Kilkenny city towards Inistioge.
Butcher, the steakhouse on the Butterslip in Kilkenny, is fourteen kilometres away. We supply its kitchen.
Grass
The herd is out on grass for most of the year.