Kilkenny aka: Cill Chainnigh

I just got back from a tour around Ireland and Kilkenny was my favorite city there. It felt so old, classic, and beautiful. I had a great time and definitely want to return.

I took off from Dublin in a wee rental and promptly ran into the guard shack because I’d never driven on the left side of the road before. No worries though, I didn’t damage anything.
A couple of hours later, and thankfully, no scary wrong-side-of-the-road driving, I arrived in sleepy, little, rain-drenched Kilkenny, Ireland, home of my ancestors.
I immediately called my Ma, who had told me many stories about my great grandmother, Mary Eagan, who was born and raised in Kilkenny, and had emigrated from there in the late 19th century. When I told my Ma where I was, her first question was, “Does it look Poo-ah?” I swear to god, I nearly laughed myself silly!
Kilkenny is a beautiful little town, with great shops (one of which was where I bought a great pair of Dr. Martens), an idyllic landscape, and an amazing old castle – now a public historic site.
I highly recommend Kilkenny, and I fully intend to spend a lot more time there!

we actaully traveled all over ireland, but my friends were living in kilkenny at the time, so that was home base. it was beautiful and green, and we drank alot. would love to live there

...well, I grew up there! :)

When I went there, I wore a shirt that had Kenny, a character from Southpark, on it. This specific shirt depicted the many deaths of Kenny. I figured, since I was in Kilkenny I should wear a shirt showing how Kenny got killed. Funny stuff.

About an hour away from Dublin on the bus it’s just about OK for a day trip. Wasn’t impressed, sort of a ‘typical’ inland Irish town. If you are looking for a good day trip from Dublin, go to Glendalough.