Metropole hotel Kilkenny

High Street Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

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Horses, Castles ,Crystal & A Good Old Singalong

A travel blog entry by lindaandstuart

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... to offer.
From the National Stud, our next stop was Kilkenny Castle. If the tour had got stuck here for a few days I would have been quite happy, however, it was just a whistle stop of an hour or so, to have a walk around the town, another great "soup of the day" lunch in a qaint old pub called The Field (as in the movie), which incidently, was run by a Scotsman and a walk around Kilkenny Castle, which is just majestic! I've taken about 100 photos ...

Preparations and Procrastinations

A travel blog entry by ciara1

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... fitting coat, black headscarf, loose trousers and boring shoes! When I get there I'll try and pimp it up a bit as custom dictates with colourful headscarfs.

I've been unable to find an insurance company who will cover me as the Dept. of Foreign Affairs recommend avoiding all non-essential travel to Iran. I spent most of this evening online reading the small print in policies and ringing various ...

It's (not) a long way to Tipperary

A travel blog entry by sunsetsoversea

25102011 Took the bus from Dublin to Kilkenny today. After I arrived I went for a walk around the city.

26102011 In the morning I went on a walking tour of the city and in the afternoon I went on a tour of the Smithwicks brewery.

27102011 Today I took the train down to Waterford. A ...

Irish countryside tour: Glendalough

A travel blog entry by ntravels

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So that we could experience a little more than just the city of Dublin, we decided to take a one day bus tour into the countryside with Paddywagon Tours. We met downtown at 8:00. The tour took us into the beautiful Irish countryside, the Wicklow Mountains, with our first stop ...

Good day for an Irish mass.

A travel blog entry by jasonw517

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... towers have survived to this day. The last attack upon the castle was in 1922 during the Irish Civil War.

I'll be the first to admit (now) that out of all places, this place struck me as a major tourist trap. Less castle-looking than small stone mansion. I couldn't even picture it being in operation, it seemed more "built-for" public viewing. I barely got a sense of history. It was more just a museum. On one hand, I think maybe a tour guide WOULD have been better ...

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