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Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny August 23rd 2016

Carlow, Kilkenny, Dublin Exploring the little town of Carlow this morning we had a walk along the Barrow track which is beside the rive Barrow to an old graveyard dating from 1607. While we were looking around there the dragon boat team came rowing by. The stroke was sitting up the end with a very large drum for the time keeping. (note Yvonne Robinson). Next we visited the Sensory Delta Garden. This turned out to be amazing and well worth the visit. It is a series of small garden rooms maybe 18, all different themes with water features, sculpture and plants promoting sensory connection. It has been built by the Delta centre, a centre for training residential and respite for adults with intellectual abilities. (With government and private funding). It was fantastic. Onto Kilkenny, a medieval ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny August 11th 2016

Got an early start and headed by taxi to Celtic Rider. By the time all the paper work was done,orientation and clothes repacked it was after 1. We were given 2 BMW 700GS's like new. Paul took us on a ride to get us accustomed to the roads and the bikes. The first several miles made the Dragon look tame. Had about 900 curves. Supposedly following the Garmin would get us to our next hotel. Well, I could NOT get it to talk to me and driving on the wrong side of the road inhibited my looking at it...soo...a side trip or 2..may have been the first but not the last! We were going to stop at the Kilkenny Castle but it was closed when we arrived. Parked the bikes at the hotel and headed for ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny November 6th 2015

Well it's true, Ireland is emerald. It's a green like we have never imagined. Today we got to see if as we imagined it. Stone walls, small country lanes, sheep by the hundreds, green for miles, lots of old Irishmen in grey caps. We nervously left Dublin after another delicious breakfast. Both of us feeling slightly under the weather from the previous nights activities. Driving wasn't nearly as hard as it seemed on day one. Sharp left, long right. Remember to shift and where the dang mirrors are. Off we go to our first destination: Castletown. A beautiful manor home. The grounds...Stunning!!!!! We stopped in to the cafe for a tea. Then we hit the road again looking for the national stud. Our gps was not participating so we ended up going to the Curragh raceway. ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny July 5th 2015

I drove to Kilkenny town in under an hour from my B&B. It is a very beautiful small city. The castle was taken over by the town after the war and is really the outstanding feature. Its grounds are large and basically a public park which was packed with people the day I was there. I learnt the derivation of the term “to sally forth” on my visit. Racing is very popular in Ireland. There are bookmaker betting shops in every town and Royal Ascot was covered extensively in the press and on TV. I had been told in the Horse and Jockey pub during the week that the weekend races were at Gowran Park outside Kilkenny town. After I had been to the castle and had a good wander around and had some lunch I ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny May 21st 2015

Geo: 52.6538, -7.24798Des falaises noires d'une hauteurallant jusqu'à 200m se jetant dans la mer, à quelques mètres de leurs pieds,comme oubliés par l'érosion quelques pointes rocheuses brisent les flots. Enhaut, le vert des prés, en bas, le bleu sombre des vagues qui s'écrasentbruyamment sur la roche se transformant en écume blanche. Au milieu du noir dela falaise, des centaines de points blancs, comme autant de mouettes et autresoiseaux nichant. Sur l'arrête supérieure, des centaines de paires de jambes devisiteurs pullulant sur le site. Et oui, "the cliffs of Moher" est unhaut lieu touristique irlandais, et franchement, ça en vaut la peine ! Enfin…Tant que le brouillard et la pluie ne s'en mèlent pas, car là, la vue ainsibrouillée, tout l... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny May 20th 2015

Geo: 52.6538, -7.24798"It's a long way to Tipperary,It's a long way to go.It's a long way to TipperaryTo the sweetest girl I know!Goodbye Piccadilly,Farewell Leicester Square,It's a long long way to Tipperary,But my heart's right there."For some reason I had always been fascinated with the the remote Triple T's of travel. Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk (for Canadians at least) because they are both somewhat mysterious and very remote, and Tipperary because of the famous wartime song that suggested that it was a long, long way to Tipperary. After days of hard travel a few years ago we did eventually reach Timbuktu so next up was Tipperary... well Tipperary is about an hour and a half north of Cork along a pretty good road. Not particularly remote but I suppose if you're stuck in a trench somewhere in ... read more
Kilkenny Castle Fountain
Tipperary Street Scene
Tipperary Street Scene

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny January 18th 2015

Here are some pictures that I took in Kilkenny.... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny January 17th 2015

Today was a nice day and 21 of us international students made the one hour bus trip to the medieval city of Kilkenny. The city is known for its castle and that was the first stop for us. The castle was magnificent. We started off in the rose garden before making our way inside of the castle. Once we were inside we took the guided tour of the castle and learned about its rich history from the attack by Oliver Cromwell to the giving of the castle by the Butler family to the citizens of Kilkenny. Sadly pictures are not allowed inside the castle, for understandable reasons, so none of you will get to see the beauty that was inside. The castle is a little unique in the fact that it looks very much like a ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny November 11th 2014

I had the easiest drive of my entire trip today, less than an hour from Waterford to Kilkenny. This town is pretty cool. I went to the Kilkenny Castle, and was a little bummed they don’t let you take pictures inside. It's very much a museum though, so I do understand. I've become a bit of a nerd being on this trip and have become quite fond of guided tours. It makes me want to do more of them when I get back home. The castle was right in the center of town, so it was a perfect location to walk around. After I sent off some postcards, I went to my first ever brewery tour. If you know me, you know I’m not a beer drinker, but Smithwick's just looked neat, so I went in. ... read more
Smithwick's Brewery
The Perfect Pint
Quaint town photo

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny September 17th 2014

We are about to farewell beautiful Ireland - on a ferry tomorrow bound for France. Our last days have been fun-filled - silliness and laughter!! :) :) Kilkenny was quite possibly my favourite city from our visit to Ireland. It was quiet - guess it was easier to enjoy as there were not too many other tourists around. It just had so much character with lovely, old buildings and cobblestone roads - also seemed a bit better maintained and cleaner than the bigger cities we've been to. All the streets and shops in both County Kilkenny and County Tipperary were extensively decorated with team colours for the All-Ireland Hurling final - it's a bit like hockey mixed with lacrosse as far as we can tell. We visited the Smithwick Brewery (pronounced Smiddick) - they make the ... read more
Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle gardens
Kilkenny Castle gardens




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