The terraced garden at Woodstock Garden

Callan, Bennettsbridge, Thomastown, Inistioge, New Ross

July 28th 2013
Today it’s all go in the district. Callan has a festival, so has Kilkenny and another has an Agricultural Fair. Add to that that Bruce Springsteen is doing two concerts in Kilkenny it’s a good place to stay away from (unless you are a Bruce fan). Breda had given us some places to visit not too far away that would be interesting to visit but not part of the tourist route. We first went to Benn ... read more

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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

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These blogs were started to record our Europe May to August 2011 trip. The Blogs were great for us to diary each day, for others to follow and for us to review when back home. Several have been published into personal books. And so it has continued adding: Europe - Italy,Switzerland, France, 2011 The Hurunui High Country Walk 2011. Tasmania 2012 Europe 2013 - Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Alps2Ocean and Clutha Bike Trails 2014 A Christmas in Switzerland and Germany 2014 Biking the Danube, the Italian Dolomites and Austrian Lakes 2015 Vancouver, Lake Chelan (Washington S... full info

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