Travel Blog » Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny

Kilkenny Travel Blogs

Background: Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from the UK for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the United Kingdom. In 1948 Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups. A peace settlement for Northern Ireland, known as the Good Friday Agreement and approved in 1998, is being implemented with some difficulties.

Ireland

Map of Ireland

Ireland's Flag

Recommended Books:

Hostels in Ireland
Latest Kilkenny Blog Entries
Kilkenny Photos

By Ohkenada
August 13th 2006

The City With The Threatening Name

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny

Kilkenny Castle
From the garden looking at the main attraction.

When pronounced correctly with the emphasis in the right places, Kilkenny sounds like two distinct words: Kill and Kenny (because in Irish, it is two words, though the pronunciation differs slightly). As in, “Oh, my God, they killed Kenny. Those bastards!” So perhaps you can understand why the city’s name has always been a little threatening to me. Yet as I discovered during a recent daytrip to the city, Kilkenny is anything but threatening and every bit an enjoyable, captivating city. Following our arrival from Waterford, Helen and I started with lunch at Kyteler&rs [View Full Entry]

By KatieW
July 22nd 2006

I love Ireland!

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny

Hey everyone, So this will be short but sweet becuase I am running out of time! In short, I am doing well, love Ireland as much as I thought I would and am amazed becasue it isn't raining! We are on the tour now and I have made loads of friends, have tons of awesome pictures beucase everything is beautiful and am so excited to be here! Other than that, I will write later about London and such and see you all in a few weeks! Katie :) P.S. To all the Teeuwsens in NFLD, have fun adn good luck to [View Full Entry]

By kellwood
July 2nd 2006

Southern Ireland

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny

Ok so I know that I haven't written in ages. It is so hard now to get to a computer and have enough time to write. This is only one of the things that I have been doing over the past month of so. I'm going to put everything in separate entrys so everyone can read something so you don't have to wait until the very end of my trip to read everything at once. The first big thing that happened to me since I wrote last was started on June 6th; I had 4 days off so I decided that [View Full Entry]

By Cuchulain Chicago
February 13th 2006

Exhaustive County Kilkenny

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny

Co. Kilkenny
Brownshill Dolmen

This past weekend I did an exhaustive excursion of Co. Kilkenny. I started at a hostel in Kilkenny City and explored the City Centre and surrounding area. I saw I toured all the main buildings and attractions of Kilkenny City including several cathedrals and the Kilkenny Castle and art gallery. I dined at Chez Pierre French restaurant across from the hostel where I was staying. That evening at the hostel I spoke with a French girl in my room about where I wanted to travel in Kilkenny and my fascination with all the archaeology sites. We shared some cookies and wine [View Full Entry]

By DTeam and Scottie
September 16th 2005

THE (real) Pub Crawl 2005

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny

Krista and Julia
Slainte!= Cheers (from us to you)

It's been attempted in Colorado, but can only be mastered in Ireland. Here it is folks: THE (real) Pub Crawl 2005. [View Full Entry]

By haley m86
July 11th 2005

Kilkenny Cats

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny

Kilkenny Castle

At 9:30 this morning, I was getting cereal. This is usually an easy thing for me. But usually I don't have to weave my way in and out of the Korean students who are running around shouting and chopping vegetables for curry, or help the German women with the gas stove so they can make porridge, or avoid the Arkansas guy checking on his pizza. I also don't normally sit at a table where two Italians are in the process of repairing a bike. I love this place. It took me a while to think of it, but what it really [View Full Entry]

Travel Blog » Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny