Garranavabbey House
Travel Blogs from Inistioge
Vietnam Visa
... and will stay, a mystery. I did try to set it up, and, I accomplished the feat. However transferring money into the account was a whole different ball game. A ‘card reader’ is needed…. Mine, I presume, is under my bed in a suitcase which is also filled with bank statements, bills, tax stuff and everything else that I consider to be ‘grown-up’ material. Hidden. The card reader may have never been opened, like the majority ...
Sometimes you have to break the rules to have fun
... living in castles, but I much preferred the castle's coach house and stables, which have been converted into the Kilkenny Design Craft Centre, containing shops and workshops for local craftspeople. I picked up a Celtic ring for myself and a little something to put in with a Christmas card to a friend this year. Despite their great selection, our hunt for the perfect Aran sweaters continues (and we took the short trip out of ...
On the road
... like order, predictability and relaxation in your life, you probably should not become a parent, FYI). You don't know exactly what you are in for, but you know it's not likely to be dull. Tonight we had to quickly finish our dinner out at a local gastro-pub before Oli got cranky, but then we got to return to our B & B and watch him try to crawl.
As we arrived just before dark, we haven't seen much of Kilkenny so far. I am going to bed very excited for ...
Castles, Abbeys, and two more curbs
Wow! We're we tired. We fell asleep at 7:30 last night and woke up at 11:15 this morning. So much for my plan to get up early and see Kilkenny. We didn't get out of our room until about noon, which put us back about three hours, but, admittedly, I do feel rested. We walked down to the Kilkenny Castle, which used to protect the area from invaders, cattle rustlers, and common thieves. The castle has an enormous park that unrolls along a sleepy river. The grounds ...
Co Waterford
... s Viking past. Approximately 45 miles west of the city is Lismore castle. Lismore is a located in the town of Lismore in County Waterford in Ireland, belonging to the Duke of Devenshire. It was largely re-built in the Gothic style during the mid-nineteenth century by william Cavendish 6th Duke of Devenshire.
The Comeragh Mountains range is situated in the south east of Ireland in County Waterford They are a glaciated range and are located ...
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