Top County Kilkenny hotels
Nowlan Park Kilkenny
1 Review Nowlan Park is the home of Kilkenny's GAA teams. In recent years it has hosted two big concerts - Paul Simon in 2002 and Bob Dylan the previous summer. After living in Kilkenny for 18 years, and never...
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Hurling Kilkenny
2 Reviews this is one of the major championship hurling counties in ireland, for those who don't know what sport this is, it is the fastest land game in the world, played with a stick called a hurley this is...
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As an avid cyclist, I know most of the back roads of the southern half of the county, and this one is probably the toughest. Heading out of the village of Owning is a 2 kilometre climb which will make you want to give up several times before you get to the top. I've climbed it several times, and it would normally take me over 9 minutes, with speed dropping down to below 10km/h at times. Scary.Don't know the gradient but i'd like to.
There are 8 golf courses (full length, par 70 plus) in the county. First and foremost, the world famous Mount Juliet, home of 1993-1995 Irish Opens and 2002 & 2004 WGC - American Express Championships. The other courses in the county are:Castlecomer GCCallan GCGowran Park GCMountain View GCKilkenny GCNew Ross GC*Waterford GC**- technically in County Kilkenny
Lyrath Estate Hotel, Spa & Convention Centre Kilkenny Kilkenny
1 Review and 520 Opinions Very pleasant and would recommend.However be warned that the hotel still needs a little time to iron...
Ballyduff House Thomastown
55 Opinions
Premier Newpark Hotel Dublin Kilkenny
1 Review and 247 Opinions I've never stayed in the Newpark but, as it's close to home, I've often been in for dinner and...
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Q: I've been searching travel options from Ennis to Kilkenny, and keep coming up short. Does anyone have a recommendation on car,...
A: www.buseireann.ie will provide you with bus timetables. Use the journey planner on http://194.106.151.94/jplan/bin/ You can go by bus, with a change in Limerick...
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