Sonora B&B Kilkenny
Drakelands Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Dublin to Rock of Cashel
... point. We walked down into the little town of Cashel. There is a woolen shop there that I had read about on Trip Advisor's website. Two different travelers had described the woman who runs the shop so precisely that I felt as if I knew her, to the point that I could pretty much complete her sentences. Without that foreknowledge she would have seemed to be an interesting character; with it she seemed a bit of a caricature. You know it pains me to say ...
Waterford....Vedrafjord - 'windy city'
After Kilkenny, we stopped at the House of Waterford Crystal factory for a fascinating tour. George and William Penrose set up the original factory in 1783. Timber from surrounding forests fueled the huge furnaces producing molten crystal: 20 tons of wood fired 9 tons of glass melt. In 1799 the Penroses sold the business to their clerk who worked closely with ...
Medieval Kilkenny
Today we headed out of Dublin to Kilkenny. Our drive was scenic--as Irish as you might imagine--green rolling hills, cows and calves, sheep and their lambs, and horses. Pastures are separated by short and tall hedgerows as they have apparently been for thousands of years.
Kilkenny is one of Ireland's most ...
Rolling with the Punches
... was keeping our footing on the way down the forest path, which was quite steep and rocky and therefore a bit slippery, but we made it carefully and with plenty of time to spare and did not get locked in the mountains for the night, though Mom was marching us forward and was not too happy with all of our photography stops!
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Good for the Soul
... Annmarie) prepare a huge traditional Irish breakfast, or if you don't prefer that, anything else you want. They have cows, chickens, and sheep that we didn't see, but two friendly dogs, and two mostly friendly cats (especially when begging for food) and we also got to meet the new litter of piglets. Mama pig was very protective, throwing her body between us intruders and her babes when we walked in. All I could say was, "I identify, mama."
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