Kilderry House Guest Accommodation Kilkenny

... hearing aid) towards me and once he recognised the Gorey March, started tapping along. 'Hmm. Hmm,' he nodded his appreciation in time. 'I can tell you've been practising all right,' he stated when I'd finished, and he leant over and pulled out his own fiddle - older than himself - from under the tv stand. I couldn't decide which was the bigger compliment - the words, or the actions. With no hint of arthritis, but with the ...

... man in the room has to come give you a birthday kiss on the cheek! It was so embarassing, but I have the interesting tale of being kissed my about 15-20 men old enough to be my grandfather. ha Anyways on my birthday I went to classes and David gave me a pretty gold chain because I had broken one my necklaces when I was over here. Then after class the girls helped me get ready and David took me out for a nice supper. It was good to eat ...

... around the town, taking in the historical cathedral, Reginals tower (viking built), peoples park and the old city wall. Then we headed off across to Kilanery. We stopped off at the Waterfor Crystal visitors centre.. just some lovely crystal here, famous for their sporting trophies, ie Wimbleton and golf and also the Ashes!

We drove thought some lovely country side and towns such as Currich-on-Suir and stopped at Cahir to have a look at their castle ...

... She was fantastic and our room was the best by far. It was spacious with a large bathroom and a terrific view of the Gaelic Sea. The car ferries launched very near the house and we could see them crossing the sea. We really lucked out. Phil recommended a couple places to eat and left us alone for the night. We napped and then went into the village to eat. Music was not to be found so we returned to our ...

... was said and done, I was finally at my first stop in Ireland: Kilkenny. Keep in mind that by this point I had been awake & traveling for 30 hours. Still, I took a tour around a castle, had a bite to eat, and then headed toward the pub for a quick pint before bed.

While enjoying my new favorite beverage, Bulmer's, I met "The Canadians" and "The Little Old Man", otherwise known as Steph & Brad (the ...

... before, but the gardens were definitely worth the visit.
On the way to Glendalough we saw a sign for the Powerscourt Waterfall, so we decided to stop there. So worth it. It was off the beaten path and just a beautiful waterfall!
We next went to Glendalough. This place was not as easy to find even though I had been there before in 2006 (it was with a tour bus though). Thank goodness for my ...

... conclaves, of midnight trysts and quiet rain-filled afternoons, also reminding us of the plain lives we lead in comparison. We entered the castle and paid our €5.40 entrance fee. We were gutted when we found out that no photography was permitted inside the castle, and that we were to leave our cameras in the cloak room. It's always infuriated me that in a tourist attraction one is not allowed to take pictures ...

... me! Truthfully, it was great to get to know my cousin, and her family, and I look forward to returning the favour, even if it's cooking one of my newly acquired Asian dishes, when we meet up together in Perth. I know you're reading... so thankyou for such a sensational stay in the UK. Makes for such a life-long memorable experience that I won't forget. I left Cheam at 10.10am and caught the 1.5 hour, £1.50 bus to Heathrow's terminal 1. Aer Lingus, the Irish ...

... and then stopped at the small seaside town of Dunmore East. The sun was now shining, the skies were blue and the water was clear with a shallow sandy bottom that stretched out for ages. Pale-skinned and sunburnt kids splashed around while the other members of their pale-skinned and sunburnt families lazed along a crowded sliver of dry sand with their backs against a stone retaining wall with white, yellow and light-blue painted cottages ...

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< br>Despite being planned for months, when it came to the crunch I really hadn’t had any time to get ready for my trip to Ireland, what with all the normal last minute pressures of getting work done and dusted before going on two weeks leave. But then with our late afternoon flight to Dublin delayed by an hour, the complimentary ticket handed to ...