Kilkenny Castle

The End of the Tour

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November 8th 2009
Saturday (17th October) was the last day of our Ireland tour and we left Cork and started making our way back to Dublin with a stop off in Kilkenny. Once again Kilkenny was a beautiful looking town and it was nice to walk through the streets. I found an awesome bakery that had the biggest merenguies I have ever seen so of course I had to get one - chocolate and hazelnut. It was so tasty, but I ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

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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 se... ... read more