Ashbrook House
Ballyquirke, Clifden, Kilkenny
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Ashbrook House Kilkenny

Ballyquirke, Clifden Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

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Waterford....Vedrafjord - 'windy city'

A travel blog entry by storguson

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... by the Vikings in the 9th century. It was taken over by the Anglo-Norman invaders of the 12th century. Our local guide let us know, among many interesting historical facts, that Waterford is NOT named for the crystal factory!! It's Norse name was Vedrafjord, meaning 'windy fjord.'

Tomorrow, we're off to kiss the Blarney Stone....well, some of us are.
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Medieval Kilkenny

A travel blog entry by storguson

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... and was once the capitol of all Ireland. Narrow streets are lined with quaint shops and restaurants, all sporting wonderfully decorated windows and most with typical Irish names; i.e., O'Gorman's, Murphy's, etc. Although the town is extremely old and historical, the clothing shops hold haute fashion ...

Good for the Soul

A travel blog entry by dyer0930

... to belong to the Kells Priory, a medeival monastery that sits in ruins about a mile down the road. There is a main house, a guest house with six or so guest rooms/suites and the breakfast solarium, and a barn/garage. The houses are build from local field stone and reclaimed stone from castle ruins. The interiors are incredibly cozy with overstuffed chairs arranged around large hearths in the common areas, and beds piled high with quilts in the bedrooms. ...

Week 8

A travel blog entry by jolubrano

... I’m really bad and I wouldn’t want to ruin the evening with my out of tune voice.


Friday: Went to the observatory to learn about planets and stuff and went on a lovely 3 mile walk along the river side. Tonight our German friend came over and we made honey beer bread J

Saturday: Today we took a bus through the scenic countryside to Waterford, to look at the famous crystals. It was a cute costal town, we got to walk around ...

Saturday Excursion!

A travel blog entry by sraffel

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... the place. So you're going to have to see it for yourself. I did get one picture of the entryway before a guy ran out to stop me. He was very nice about it, but probably thought I was lying when I said I didn't see the two signs they had posted. I really didn't, I was excited! I love restored period rooms!

My favorite parts of the castle were the Moorish staircase, which was pretty and carved, the picture gallery, which had a very intricately painted ceiling with ...

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