Kilkenny
Kilkenny - view from our B&B - Abbey Lodge
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St. Mary's Cathedral (Catholic)
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The Tholsel in Kilkenny, built in 1761
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Access to the moat at Kilkenny Castle
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Kilkenny Castle, again, alas, with no pictures allowed inside, and the gift shop was closed for remodeling. So I have no pictures at all of one of the most beautiful rooms I've ever seen, with a ceiling covered in Celtic knotwork designs.
Kilkenny
The castle is quite old, but has had a lot of remodeling over the centuries
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The outside is elegant
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The inside is just as nice, but I can't show that to you
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Round tower with watchtower, part of the original Norman castle
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The castle, including this tower, was lived in until well into the 20th century, but is now owned by the city of Kilkenny.
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Beautiful oriel window
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Nice chimney pots
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Parts certainly look medieval still
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Facade
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Entrance
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Tower
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One side
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Back of the castle from the gardens
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Fountain, with Aleid
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October 19, and still in bloom
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A close-up of the fountain
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The "back porch"
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Established in 1324 by Dame Alice le Kyteler. She was later accused of witchcraft, but escaped punishment.
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The rest of the inn
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And its grounds
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Street scene in Kilkenny
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Street scene in Kilkenny
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St. Canice's Cathedral (Protestant)
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Entrance
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Inside the entrance
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The nave
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Fine wooden ceiling
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Early gothic arches
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And small clerestory windows
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Old tomb
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Carved tombstone in the floor
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Model of Kilkenny
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Another angle
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Another old tomb, similar to the first, but different
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Very fine groin work
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Interesting corbel
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The choir
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Stained glass windows
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Funeral monument
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The crossing
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Graves of two of the Smithwicks, brewers of Smithwick's Ale
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Beautiful doorway
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Plain on the outside, but nice inside
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Too bad it has no tower, it looks unbalanced
Tudor Lodge
The back of the yard at Tudor Lodge, Glendalough
Tudor Lodge
This was our last B&B, and very nice
Tudor Lodge
Okay, the back doesn't look fancy, but the inside is fine
Tudor Lodge
Aleid, out front