KILKENNY COUNTY, IRELAND

 

           THE MARBLE CITY

       County Kilkenny is located in the province of Leinster in the South-East of Ireland. The capital city, Kilkenny is well-known by its medieval buildings and castle. It is a very lively and charming town, with many festivals, outdoor activities, amazing scenery, cultural attractions, medieval history, shopping centers, among other things. You can explore more in these links: 

https://www.irishtourism.com/kilkenny

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/looking-at-places/kilkenny/aspects-of-county-kilkenn/index.xml

https://visitkilkenny.ie/explore/county-wide/

Kilkenny town is situated in both banks of the River Nore. The RIVERFRONT WALK is beautiful and very long. 

This is the entrance of the river walk. Along the river side, there is a lengthy trail for you and your two-legged family to walk, ride or rollerblade. It is divided in three sections to explore different areas.

The trails are long but with moderate difficulty, and you have some cool places to sit and have some rest.

 There are some spots where children and adults go to fish, and where dogs can be off-leash:

Here I am about to do my frisbee test

  To see how much I like this place to play 😜

You can find more information in these website: https://visitkilkenny.ie/6-spring-walks-in-kilkenny/

Visiting the town on foot is a good option, since streets are charming, full of flowers, colors, and historical buildings.

                 

                                                

  

               

Kilkenny is also popular for its SHOPPING CENTERS, and shops all around the town, where you can buy Irish gifts, clothes, shoes, accessories, among many other things. There are 6 physical shopping centers and one online shopping center.

Here you have the kinks to explore more:

MACDONAGH JUNCTION SHOPPING CENTER

http://macdonaghjunction.com/

NEWPARK SHOPPING CENTER

http://newparkshoppingcentre.ie/

LOUGHBOY SHOPPING CENTER

https://www.facebook.com/LoughboySC/

KILKENNY RETAIL PARK

https://kilkennyretailpark.ie/

KILKENNY DESIGN CENTER

http://www.kilkennydesign.com/

ONLINE SHOPPING IN KILKENNY

https://visitkilkenny.ie/online-shopping-in-kilkenny/

I took my human family to the MARKET CROSS SOPPING CENTER, since it is the most popular and it is in the center of the town and you can go on foot: https://marketcross.ie/

However, it was closed when we arrived 😞

If your human family is hungry, Kilkenny is the right place. It is full of nice RESTAURANTS and BARS, some of them have received an award. You can explore more in this link:

https://visitkilkenny.ie/member-category/restaurants/

Although most of the bars and restaurants have outdoor areas where dogs are welcome, there are some of them that are especially pet-lovers. For example:

CAFE LA COCO

https://www.pawsfriendly.com/businesses/cafe-la-coco

ARÁN

https://www.packthepooch.com/dog-friendly-listings/aran/

I took my human family to KYTELER'S INN https://www.kytelersinn.com/ 

to try SMITHWICK'S, the most popular red ale-style beer in Ireland.

The pub has a colorful beer garden with live music, where dogs are very welcome.

Another thing you cannot miss to see in Kilkenny is its castle: https://heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/kilkenny-castle/

 It is a majestic twelfth-century castle surrounded by beautiful greens areas and an amazing rose garden.

Finally, you cannot leave Kilkenny without trying its amazing Irish ice cream. In this place your humans will be able to eat different types of ice cream that they will love:

http://www.scrumdiddlys.ie/

THIS IS EVERYTHING FOR TODAY

SEE YOU IN THE NEXT ADVENTURE!