Days Kilkenny

Ryan and Patti drive through 14 European countries in 110 days in an attempt to see and experience what Europe has to offer.

Kerry and I head to Ireland for my first trip outside the US and Canada. We had a blast, and plenty of driving. Our goal was to hit the most cities we could in 10 days.

... a bath but found that there was a lack of water that prevented this. We spent the next couple of days exploring the surrounding country, including a walking tour of Kilkenny the next day. It was taken by an older local man. He was very knowledgable and ...

... got a little teary as we were leaving. Another dream realized, wow, we are lucky.  Today we drove from Dublin to Kilkenny, with a great trip through the Wicklow Mts. You have never seen Ireland like this! Mountains... waterfalls, fields of heather ...

... . Today I wandered around the Castle in the rain...before it turned into a downpour...at which point I made a quick entry to the Kilkenny Design Center and a nearby bookstore. Mom, there will be a package coming in about 5 days for me. (side note: ...

... church after St. Patrick's)  Last, we picked up a rock for Grandpa who collects them from different countries.Next we looked for Kilkenny Castle.  We walked along the river a little way (River Nore) and climbed stairs to the Castle park.  When we got ...

... Dublin twice before but had never made it out of the city so it was nice to get out and see the Irish countryside. Kilkenny is a nice little town with great restaurants and a castle!  Little did I realise that there are castles everywhere in Ireland so ...

... , so we had to go back the next night to hear them play again. We really seemed to like this place, we spent 2 nights in Kilkenny and went to this place 3 times! Tyler had his first traditional irish stew here too! During our two days here we walked ...

... the coast of Co. Wexford today, but changed our minds this morning based on the weather (rain on and off) and our assessment that Kilkenny city was worth spending more time in. Tomorrow we drive to Co.Clare, to our base in the village of Doolin which is ...

... small town with loads of history, scores of drinkers, and some nasty Hurling matches. I spent the better part of three days in Kilkenny, and didn't want to leave. I arrived in the morning and spent most of my first day wandering around to churches and ...

So with the hostel I am staying at, if you stay for 2 nights, you get a free day tour through paddywagon to Glendalough and Kilkenny. Yesterday  we went on our free tour. Thankfully it wasn't raining so much, just a bit windy. We started the tour at ...

... map to pick a travel destination. We decided to head inland to county Kilkenny, an area we hadn’t really seen much of yet. Kilkenny was a pretty town with modern stores, cute shops and a medieval look to it. Its castle is right in the heart of the ...

... town on the beach with tons of thatched cottages.  Seafood dinner with a NZ Sav Blanc rounded off a great afternoon.  Kilkenny is a wonderful medieval town with a massive castle.  I'll spend the day here then meet up tonight with Miaread ...

... the monks wear black robes. We went through a home that is being lovingly restored to its original state by the Kilkenny Archaeology Society called the Rothe House. They just finished rebuilding the medieval gardens after getting samples of soil from the ...

... really, 6 just to arrive & depart from London???? After all 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 ...

... Upon arriving back in Kilkenny Centre, we decided our first port of call was to be the famous Kilkenny Castle.  vely three days in Ireland over Easter, visiting Kilkenny & Dublin. Apart from drinking too much Smithwicks, Kilkenny and ...

Baltinglass to Kilkenny 70 kilometers We got up and headed out of town - taking mostly backroads from Baltinglass to Kilkenny rather than the main road.  It was nice not to have all the traffic, but the little roads tend to have more and steeper ...

... Rock of Cashel and stop in Kilkenny for lunch. The rest of the group continued on to Dublin, but I chose to stay here in Kilkenny for a few days to try and get over my cold. Though there's really only one place a person wants to be when they're sick. . ...

... of Dublin. First stop was a quick stop in Kildare, where Greta picked up a cool pair of Ted Baker jeans. Onwards to Kilkenny. Stopping for a short while at Dunmore Caves. The caves were OK, but a little lacking when you compare it to Jenolan. We ...

... with teenagers headed for a music festival on the coast who were already falling-over drunk.  Ah, Irish drinking culture.   Kilkenny was a cute little town -- there's a great little main street with lots of good cafes and pubs.  The castle ...

... Abbey with their funny hats.  We eventually realized it was another gorgeous day so we got ready and headed out to see Kilkenny. The city doesn't have many free attractions but we did have our heritage passes and we were able to tour the castle. ...