Kilkenny to Ennis

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Kilkenny is a medieval town south of Dublin. There was supposed to be an interesting castle to explore…we had a lot of trouble finding it. There were a lot of churches, however, each one we thought was the castle! We basically wandered aimlessly around the town looking for this castle…we did finally find it…looks a bit like Buckingham Palace, but don’t tell the locals that. Had a terrific lunch at this small café…mushroom soup, irish brown bread, and a blueberry muffin with fresh cream.

It started to rain so we left Kilkenny to find Ennis, the starting point of our first day of biking tomorrow. We chose to take the scenic route…took three hours! Geoff drove, Brian navigated, and I napped in the back seat and snapped an occasional photo. The sky became gloomy and it rained off and on. After we found and checked into our B&B, we went to a pub in downtown Ennis, enjoyed a pint (or three), fantastic dinner, and some irish music from local musicians. Then off to bed for our first biking day – Ennis to Doolin!

Gaelic word/phrase for the day: álainn slí (scenic route)

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Photos

Kilkenny Church
One of many!

Church wall effigy
This was on top of the gate to the cemetary...creepy...

Kilkenny Castle
finally...we found the castle!!

Guiness in Ennis
Yes that kind of rhymes...especially after three pints!

Irish musicians
Great way to spend a first night in Ireland. Brogans Pub, Ennis Co. Clare Ireland.

Comments

[zuzuzu72]

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Wow lads, best of luck with the trip, I'm Irish (live abroad) Hope you have the long Johns and the extra rain jackets, watch out for mental sheep and tractor drivers who like to take up all the road and drive at 3 m/p/h, Oh and the guinness is pretty good as well (just in case you hadn't heard). Enjoy because the craic is mighty