Category Kilkenny

Ireland 2026 – Kilkenny, Part Four

April 8 – 10 Finished with our snack, which cost 14.40 Euros ($17) we hit the reception desk and paid 34 Euros ($40) for the tour for the two of us.  This was an enjoyable tour, similar in nature to the one we took in Louisville at the Louisville Slugger Museum, where you are up […]

Ireland 2026 – Kilkenny, Part Three

April 8 – 10 Continuing down St. Kiernan Street we came to Alice Kyteler’s pub, made famous by the following bit of Kilkenny history.  Back at the corner with the Butter Slip stairs is the site of the first known witch burning in the British Isles, in 1324.  The tale involves Alice Kyteler, a Flemish […]

Ireland 2026 – Kilkenny, Part Two

April 8 – 10 After unpacking and conversation with Nadia, we walked across the street for dinner at Lana Kilkenny Asian Street Food for what would be very good Thai influenced food.  With nearly 20 locations in Ireland, it is a popular chain, and our meal led us to understand why.  We each ordered a […]

Ireland 2026 – Kilkenny

April 8 – 10 What we thought would be a straight forward day quickly turned out otherwise when I received a call from John at the Hertz Sales office just down the street that due to the gas price protests around Ireland (bands of individuals using their cars and trucks to block on and off […]