http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Ireland , County Kilkenny en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:01:12 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:01:12 BST Robyn and I slept in and then went over and renter the car and got out of crazy Dublin although driving wasn't exactly a breeze.It really does make a difference driving on the other side of the road. I felt like a whole new driver learning how to drive again. It was also remembering how to drive a standard transmission again but from the other side of the stick.Eventually Robyn and I made our wa http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-305026.html Hiya from Kilkenny Ireland Pronounced Killkenny as if that wasnrsquot obviousSince our last blog and two full and exciting days in Dublin David and I have began to travel south and west from Dublin. Yes that means that we are on the open road Scarey For those of you who donrsquot know Ireland like England drivers use the left hand side of the road. And since we are using a manual http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-299946.html Sunday July 6 2008Kilkenny to Cahir to Killarney IrelandFlemings White Bridge CC Park We found our way out of Kilkenny and on to Cahir pronounced care and took a walk to the Cahir Castle. The castle was build on a rock island in the River Suir and is a well preserved fortress. Since we are now members of the Heritage Sites of Ireland meaning we purchased a pass to many many histori http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-298773.html July 5 2008 SaturdayLady's Island to Kllkenny IrelandTree Grove Caravan and Camping Park During the night there was a torrential rain and wind storm but we were safe and snug in our little cocoon. By morning there was sunshine so we took a walk to the beach and the Irish Sea. Today we are headed to Kilkenny and we started on a find road N25 and thought we would save time by taking http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-298502.html First thing I said this morning I feel so much better Ainrsquot drugsmdashand shotsmdashgrand Thank you Dr. Fergus Brady and your sparkling eyes Today wersquore off to Kilkenny Mark looked out the window this morning as is his Irish habit it seems and said ldquoOh look itrsquos rainingrdquo like it was a surprise. What he didn't say is it wasn't just raining it was http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-296669.html Day 4Our BB again tonight is the Woodstock Arms in Inistioge. It is really kind of charming and located right above the pub. Inistioge is such a nice little place. We had our breakfast and then headed to our relatives house again to meet up with more of the family. Dan our newfound relative showed us a lovely little church called Clodigh which survived Cromwellrsquos attacks because it wa http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/blog-290027.html Day 5Today we went to Kilkenny to see the Kilkenny Castle and we took the right road this time which lead us there with no problems. Itrsquos not too far from Inistioge so that was pretty good. The castle tour was very interesting. We saw several rooms which were decorated mostly Victorian. Not many of the original pieces of furniture are there but they did a good job in finding suitable rep http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-288142.html Itrsquos our last day in Ireland and wersquove had simply perfect weather. Itrsquos 25 today but itrsquos been in the low 20rsquos mostly and not a drop of rain. In fact wersquove only had a half day of drizzle during the whole trip. Must have been all the raincoats and umbrellas I packed. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-276320.html We met a very interesting Irish guy who told us about some untouristy places to visit and the history involved with them. This guy can talk for hours but the stories he tells....turns out he used to be with the IRA and the Irish Gardia police and is now a bodyguard to people who could be under threat diplomats celebrities drug lords etc. whenever they want to travel. He comes here to dest http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-276312.html Wow Kilkenny Hostel is sensational. Itrsquos a small castle with a stone wall surrounding a beautiful garden. Our room is in a little room built into the wall of the garden. Walking through arched doorways into a courtyard then into the main castle we found the dining area to be just like the dining area at Bunratty only cozier and warmer. As we climbed the spiral staircase we found a sitting r http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-274979.html Ireland Kilkenny800pm Sunday 16th MarchJetlag caught up with us last night and we slept on and off despite our beds being so cosy and comfy. Both of us woke up a few times but luckily we ended up feeling quite refreshed when we got up about 630am. We snuggled in bed for a while then had a nice warm bath and went down to breakfast. There was already a table of American women there visiti http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-258507.html We left Dublin on a train from Heuston Station which took us through to Waterford which was the end of the line. Although we would have preferred to stay at Kilkenny we couldn't find anything there that was within our price range. The Waterford train was very crowded and we boarded the train in a similar manner as the train from Glasgow where everyone waited in the main concourse area until only http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-211613.html To make our trip to Kilkenny a little more interesting Iz and I decided to stop off at a couple of sightseeing points along the way. It wasnrsquot too long a drive to our final destination so we could afford to take some time out from our fairly busy schedule.Our first stop was only 3040 mins from Cork the Mitchelstown Caves one of Europersquos major show caves according to their bro http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-194497.html So today we hit the Jamesonrsquos Distillery very nice. Boring tour dull guide but it was cool to see how it was made and when you turn your one free whiskey into 4 free whiskeys the night has promise.We hit Killkenney and took a quick tour which wasnrsquot that great but was somewhat informative. I got the chance to see some 500 year old churches and the like which was really amazing http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-178345.html Thats right in the small town with 10 internet cafes I am yet to find the Maccas or the Subway or anything else that seems to spring up on every single street in every other city I've been to so far.. But this is by far the smallest town I've been to so that could explain it.. Also happy to report every pub has Kilkenny on tap wow this must be an exciting place haha which you would hope so b http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-148490.html Well here I am in Kilkenny the home of Kilkenny the beer Im assuming anyway think it was named after a guy called Kilkenny who did something here in ireland but i dunno and I think its a safe assumption that the beer is sold here never saw it in Dublin however weird cos I remember having it on TAP for a while at the Windsor.. Strange that it wouldnt be here in Ireland I will have to go l http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-147881.html I'm in Kilkenny now which is a nice small little town with about 25000 people living here. It has been absolutely freezing though everyday there is snow all on the hills surrounding the place so a fair bit of time has been spent in the pubs just to keep warm though This place is like a real old town with the main streets barely wide enough to fit two cars along with the building still the s http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-140456.html Not wanting to repeat our mistake of the day before we had arranged for a cab to take us to the bus stop in nearby Carlow Town so we could catch our quick half hour bus to Kilkenny. We related the lsquoLenrsquo story to the cab driver and he chuckled and said ldquoAh sure I know Leonard.rdquo After dropping us off the cabbie honked and waved goodbye before pulling away. I felt like http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-124034.html Hello hello my faithful listenersAgain sorry that there aren't as many postings as I'd like. We left the city of Dublin two days ago to discover the countryside and see what the less commercial face of Ireland looks like. After studying the Ireland guide that Amber and I picked up from Barnes Noble I decided that we should head to Kilkenny which is in the Southeast area of Ireland and a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-104479.html I'm told Ireland is famous for their people friendly and kind to a fault. Well that may be but their bus drivers kindof suck. Both the one I had coming from the airport into Dublin city centre who charged me three times what I ought to have paid and also the one from Dublin to Kilkenny who disparaged me for not having bought my ticket from inside the ticket counter but dude it says right h http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-97682.html 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 ldquoOh my God they killed Kenny. Those bastardsrdquo So perhaps you can understand why the cityrsquos name has always been a little threatening to me. Yet as I discovered during http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-81856.html Hey everyoneSo 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 s http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-76508.html 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 sin http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-71154.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-43902.html It's been attempted in Colorado but can only be mastered in Ireland. Here it is folks THE real Pub Crawl 2005. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-19954.html At 930 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 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Kilkenny/Kilkenny/blog-13263.html