Issue: 7 August 2012
KILKENNY
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Going for
Made in Kilkenny
An enterprising group
GOLD
We catch up with Darren O’Neill as
he heads to London
of Craftspeople join forces
to promote their wares
Kilkenny ’s Built Heritage Our Medieval city
is full of history!
Debs Dresses
We look at the long and short of them!
Confessions of
a beauty Snob Sarah Canning looks at a few of her favourite beauty products
A Stones
Throw Away
The long man
of Kilfane
Food
Favourites Where and what
to eat in Kilkenny
Mad Men Suave dressing
for gentlemen
August, So can you believe it’s now August! Where has the summer gone? With all the rain that has fallen it’s hard to believe we even had a summer. The only way you know we had some sun is the red and white stripes of unsuspecting sunburn victims. So now we can look forward to a proper Cover
Model: Gracie at 1st Options Photography: Ross Costigan
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season where we can wrap up and not be disappointed by lack of sun!
XXX The editorial team at KILKENNY
Contents August 2012
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Want it! Need it!
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Blog Corner
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Made in Kilkenny
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Art’s Trail
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Entertaining Kids on Journeys
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Debutante
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Confessions of a Beauty Snob!
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Rosemary Collier
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Kilkenny’s Built Heritage
20 If you see one thing! 21
Mad Men - grown up men’s style
22 Going for Gold 23
Food Favourites
24 A stones throw away...
Foodworks, was established in 2006 by Peter Greany and Maeve Moore, on Gas House Lane as an inviting cafe. Their emphasis is to provide freshness and value for money. Foodworks was established as a food production kitchen and smokery on a family farm on the outskirts of Kilkenny City. In 2008 they erected polytunnels to grow their own vegetables and herbs. They have recently opened up a new premises on Parliament Street across the road from Bank of Ireland. We wish them every success. Aoibhín Murphy will represent the Rose of Kilkenny in this month’s Rose of Tralee. We wish her all the best. Aoibhín is a lovely girl and we are sure that the Rose committee will think the same!
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Arts Festival August sees the return of the Kilkenny Arts Festival. This annual event takes place this year between the 10th and the 19th of August. There is something to suit everyone, with Classical Music, Literature, Craft, Visual Art , Music, Film, Theatre, Dance and for the first time, Opera. The highlights of the festival include Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s production of “As you like it” by William Shakespeare. For more information pick up a booklet or look up www.kilkennyarts.ie
How far can Kilkenny Magazine go? Let’s see how far Kilkenny will go. Bring your copy of Kilkenny Magazine on your holidays and post a picture of it up on facebook. The person who brings the magazine the furthest wins a prize (photo shop not accepted!) Competition ends 10th September 2012 age!
Kilkenny International Gospel Choir Festival takes place from August 30 to September 2 in Kilkenny. Over 30 Gospel choirs are expected to travel to Kilkenny for the festival - some from as far away as the USA, with many more coming to Kilkenny from closer to home. The choirs will partake in three days of musical and cultural activities with a variety of concerts and performances planned for various venues across the city and county. For further information on the event please see www.kilkennygospelchoirfestival.com.
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Mella’s Fudge I do love fudge. It has to be one of my favourite sweet thingS after chocolate of course! I was delighted when I found Mella’s Fudge in the Gourmet Store in Kilkenny (056 777 1727). It’s an award-winning handmade West Cork fudge. It comes in four flavours; vanilla, rum and raisin, walnut and chocolate. Go out and treat yourself, the diet can start next week!
Blog Corner ➪
Each Month we are going to publish a blog that made us chuckle hopefully you’ll have one too...
I’m looking out on a Cork summers day, thinking about a Kerry one. I couldn’t write this post yesterday, it wasn’t possible to sit at my desk you see, my arse just wouldn’t allow it! In fairness I had pushed its cushioning to the last having spent most of Saturday cycling the Ring of Kerry. AMAZING was my repeated word of the day because, apart from the complaints of a blistered bottom, the cycle exceeded anything I had imagined. The adventure started on Friday night, I got to the hostel late and checked in with an angry Kerry woman. “You’re in the Penguin Suite,” she snarled. I thought she was joking until I searched out my room. Kangaroo, Buffalo, Guinea Pig, Lizard, Snake, Giraffe…ah ha Penguin. I pushed in the door and was greeted by an Arctic breeze. “You’re late!” Dee my cycling partner snapped (that’s not really true but Arctic and penguin go together so I’m taking artistic license!) After a quick snoop of the dorm to assess our fellow sleepers… “Oh I bet they’re taking part.” “Look at size of their pump! I’d say they’re fellas.” “Imagine if they were gorgeous!!” …we headed down to get our bikes. Then it was bed for the night, our plan to go early, Enda Kenny was heading out at 7.30 and we couldn’t let him beat us. The next morning, sleep still sticking my eyes, I was in Killarney race course without a notion of how I got there. We found our numbers, I took my first Instagram and we were off, out under the start line to join the mayhem. And it was mayhem and madness and all good words like that. The roads were filled with cyclists, most wearing luminous yellow jackets, like a brigade of pedalling council workers. Chatting easily, we meandered back roads through breath taking spots, I haven’t seen the whole world but I imagine there’s not much to surpass Kerry’s offering. I had been nervous about the day. Would I be fit enough? (a pointless question when I hadn’t trained, training for events is a downfall of mine, it takes away the surprise!) Would the place be full of Armstrongs in lycra, syncing gps to rps to mps and muttering about splits as they careened round hair pinned bends? But it wasn’t like this. All sorts of people sat on top all sorts of bikes. I passed a man with one leg as he persuaded his steal replacement to take on a steep hill, another for charity rode a bike with no gears and no brakes, I presume he got home. I played cat and mouse with another man well in his 70′s, he wore knee high wool socks, brown brogs and an aran jumper and would easily fit on the front of any postcard. At every stop there was music and banter, a festival feeling, even the sun made the odd appearance. At the finish, bikes and cyclists covered the Gleneagle lawns. The atmosphere seeped into town and that night Killarney was packed with tales of the road. The best I heard was the line of male cyclists following a woman up Molls Gap. “Sure she was wearing a thong. Surely she knew her pants were see through!” “She must have been out for the ride.” “Jasus it worked though, a line of us, I’d say at least 50, what do ya think lads, followed her up that gap. I didn’t feel the hill at all!” It felt as though everyone was on the road that day, all in it together, pedaling hard for Killarney. And it didn’t matter when or how we got there, whether we struggled up the hills or pulled on brakes the whole way down, it just mattered that we got there. It was the experience, the people, the craic and the countryside. I’d do it again, without question. Next time I might even wear see through shorts and a thong! For more of this witty blogs check out Helena’s Blog at the following web address:
www.helddesign.ie/blog
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This Page Earrings €240 Necklace €160 Ring €150 Sterling Silver Jewellery - Jane Huston Silver & Amethyst ring €200 Spirit Jewellery, Friederike Grace Pottery Curling vase, milk jug & small bowl Karen Morgan Porcelain Bowl, jug, goblet Caroline Dolan Ceramics Sugar bowl, scalloped bowl, gravy boat Rosemarie Durr Pottery Bowls, sugar pot Castle Arch Pottery, Ray Power Top €33 Leggings €34 Warehouse - Goods Kilkenny
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‘MADE in Kilkenny’ was formed in early Aileen-Anne Brannigan 2009, and was setStonecarver up to foster excellence in Stone carver Aileen-Anne Brannigan hand carves locally quarried stone and marble toencourage create individual sculptures, crafts in County Kilkenny, to the one off commemorative pieces, sculptural stone bowls and uniquely designed memorials. Collaborating with clients, growth of the professional craft industry each piece is custom made and will often include her unique style of hand carved lettering. “Carving statements made to and to promote the county as a shopping last” Yard, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny Where: Castlecomer Estate destination for authentic, handmade craft Mobile: 087 7710248 Email: maxandaa@eircom.net
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backpacks. Each bag is handmade using soft Italian leather, giving you a unique hand crafted product. Each bag is carefully made in his studio in Kilkenny. Where: Goslingstown, Kells Road, Kilkenny City Phone: 056 7752019 Mobile: 087 2926254 Email: Kennethfoley@eircom.net Web: www.kfoley.ie Opening Hours: Mon to Thurs 10:00 – 17:00, Fri closed, Sat & Sun 11:00 – 17:00 GPS: N +52˚ 37.338' W -7˚ 15.783' Map reference no. 9
Trail Kilkenny is a non-profit company established to develop, maintain and promote leisure trails in County Kilkenny. Representatives from LEADER Partnership, Kilkenny County Council, Kilkenny Sports Partnership, local Huston councillors and Jane land owners up Jane Huston studied Art and Jewellery. make She worked in London and Canada in leading workshops designing and making Trail Kilkenny. The strategic of modern precious jewellery. She is adirection qualified gemologist. For 15 years she directed and trained the Crafts Council of the company is planned atCourse. regular board Irelands Jewellery Skills She undertakes private commissions, special projects and training and is a consultant meetings. to the jewellery industry.
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flowers adorn the more occasional pieces, and materials are dyed, colour matching perfectly to team up with your garment and other accessories. Where: No 1 The Parade, Kilkenny City Mobile: 087 2540181 Email: info@rebekahpatterson.com Web: www.rebekahpatterson.com Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10.30am-17.30pm Sat & Monday by appointment, Sunday Closed GPS: N+52˚ 39.038' W-7˚ 15.038' Map reference no. 7
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And if all the exercise has built up an appetite, then you can always combine a trail to cater, (excuse the pun!) for you to sample some of the local food on offer. The free TASTE of Kilkenny Food Castlealso Arch Pottery Trail brochures can be found around Ray Power set up Castle Arch Pottery in the autumn of 1993 in Kilkenny’s famous Castle Yard, taking inspiration from Celtic the city and arepatterns well such as worth Newgrange spiralsdiscovering, and traditional motifs. Castle Arch Pottery make bold honest pieces that stand out and from handmade enhance chocolates, any domestic setting be to it formalFarmer’s or decorative. At the workshop there is the chance to see the pottery being made and markets and artisan glazed, and thecheese-makers. opportunity to buy in the charming shop.So, Where: Castle Yard, Kilkenny City if you are dining Phone: out, dining in or are just 056 7751933 Email: ray@castlearchpottery.ie Web: www.castlearchpottery.ie looking for somewhere coffee Monhave to Sat 09:00 –great 17:00, Opening Hours:to Closed Sun. Bank Holiday 12:00 – 17:00 and homemade cake, trails have GPS: N +52˚ the 38.895' W -7˚ 15.024' Map referenceit no. 8all mapped out and most important of all, Millinery by Rebekah Patterson prove that Kilkenny really the place to Milliner Rebekah Patterson is designs and makes bespoke hats and headpieces which vary from classic to vintage and one be! off arrangements for that all important event. Hand made silk
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internationally recognized for his outstanding designs and the quality of his craftsmanship. Where: 10 Patrick Street, Kilkenny City Phone: 056 7721497 Web: www.heltzel.ie Opening Hours: Mon to Sat 09:30 – 17:30 (closed for lunch 13:00 – 14:00) GPS: N +52˚ 38.978' W -7˚ 15.092' Map reference no. 6
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Around the city, you will find free Craft Trail brochures that you can use as a shopping guide, for a pleasant day out visiting the various craft shops amongst Kilkenny’s scenic countryside and historical city. Or, to get that perfect present for yourself or someone else, use the information and map
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If you are looking to get out and about, Trail Kilkenny have a great range of walking trails and other activities, such as a stroll Rudolf Heltzel Goldsmith In 1966 Rudolf Heltzel set up and led the trail-blazing gold by the River Nore, scenic woodland walks and silver studio-workshops at the government sponsored Kilkenny Design Workshops. Since 1968 he has been creating or following one of the jewellery many cycle routes. magnificent in gold, platinum, and silver. He is
TASTE of Kilkenny is a newer aspect to the groups dynamic and was established to promote an awareness of local food producers and the local businesses and ultimately, to encourage a broader consciousness of the processes involved and to break the perception that good food need not be expensive food. Combined with many walking and cycling trails, the Taste of Kilkenny Food Trail offers you a chance to encounter the people of Co Kilkenny and their quality food.
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Around the city, you will find free Craft Trail brochures that you can use as a shopping guide, for a pleasant day out visiting the various craft shops amongst Kilkenny’s scenic countryside and historical city. Or, to get that perfect present for yourself or someone else, use the information and map provided to visit and meet a specific crafts person.
About TASTE of Kilkenny
All the crafts people in ‘MADE in Kilkenny’ make their own work using both traditional and modern techniques, from the whitehot furnace of the glass-blower to the throwing wheel of the potter. From the practiced hammering and manipulation of precious metals, the careful sawing, turning and chiselling of wood and stone, to the tasteful stitching of textiles and leather, all these crafts people are contributing to Ireland’s heritage. They are preserving and developing ancient techniques, and presenting you with beautiful pieces to drink and to eat from, to carry and to store things in, to sit on, to admire, and to adorn the body with!
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As a buzzing hub of creative activity, Kilkenny is a great destination for locally made craft and produce. Here, ‘MADE in Kilkenny’ is a key contributor. All the crafts people within the group make their own work, whether using ancient techniques or a modern twist. They are highly skilled in their craft and are passionate to create that something special.
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in Ireland. Kilkenny has long had the reputation for being a hub of creativity, and ‘MADE in Kilkenny’ contributes to this.
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Kilkenny Arts Festival takes place between the 10th-19th August 2012 and promises to be a festival jam packed with Art, Music, Theatre, Dance and much much more. We caught up with the new, enthusiastic CEO of the festival, Rosemary Collier.
broader range of things and they’re maybe not as demanding fee wise. The one important aspect about Kilkenny Arts Festival is that we pay artists properly. These are people who have dedicated their whole lives to their skills. It is also important that we make sure artists have access to audiences and that audiences have access to artists. We try to programme a certain number of events that are free to the public. And price sensitivity is an issue.
Where did you grow up and what is your background before joining the arts festival?
Has their been a cut back on the amount that the arts festival has had to spend on promoting?
I grew up in Co. Meath, and I studied music in Trinity College Dublin. I then worked as a professional singer and choral conductor with the National Chamber Choir of Ireland and Opera Ireland. I went back to study Business and Marketing and went on to establish the Arts Festival in Drogheda, Co. Louth in 2005. Before I joined Kilkenny Arts Festival I looked after the funding for Music and Opera for the whole country in the Arts Council. What was your first task as CEO of Kilkenny Arts Festival? It was to make the funding application to the Arts Council for the festival. 40% of the funding comes from them and so it was a really important application. Do you think that art festivals make art more accessible to the public? I think they do, audiences in Ireland connect with the festival idea. There is something about Irish people and festivals. It makes it more mainstream for people. People who would never go into a gallery during the year will visit one during a festival. I think it’s because there is a sense of a party atmosphere. How do you think the current recession affects artists and musicians? Most artists and musicians will say that there is less work go around. They now have to pitch their work in a certain way and they are more amenable to repositioning their fees. Artists are now working across a
We’ve had cutbacks on our public funding over the years however our public money has stood still this year and remained the same as last year which is something we’re delighted about. Overall we’re down about €100,000 over the last 3 years which is a significant amount of money. We are still spending the same amount of money on the promotion of the festival in proportion with other expenditure. As a new director what has been the most rewarding aspect to your job? Getting the programme ready. There is a team of curators who work on the programme and it is a very exciting moment in February or March when you have the programme ready. Dealing with artists and organising interesting events is part of the job I love. There are lots of ideas but there’s only so much money to go round. What changes have you made to the festival? I took a decision back in November when I started that with only 3 or 4 months to programme the festival it was better to keep it as similar to the previous year and hold on to the loyal followers. With the 40th anniversary coming up next year there will be big changes and I will have a full 12 months to plan the programme. Are there any free events for people to enjoy?
been noted as one of the best value festivals in the country. There are a significant number of visual arts offered for free. You can spend a whole day doing a trail around the city for free. Kilkenny Arts Office will do two exhibitions. The National craft gallery of Ireland will also do craft exhibitions. People really enjoying these beautiful exhibitions for free. There are also a small number of events that are free but ticketed such as a children’s’ event in the Ormonde Hotel which will hold approximately 400 adults and children and tickets are flying out the door for this. There will be a free festival trail and a prize whereby kids aged between 7 and 11 fill out the questions and get to know the town. This will be sponsored by Waterford Airport. What does the Arts Festival mean for Kilkenny, it’s inhabitants and the local businesses? Kilkenny Arts Festival is in the psyche for August. No other festival has tried to colonise those dates. It brings just under €5 million to Kilkenny during the 10 days. We are actually finding it difficult to get accommodation for the artists which shows that there is a big demand for the festival. In our programme this year we have showcased where to go and where to eat and this will be beneficial for the hotels, restaurants and cafes. The good news is that we are way ahead on box office sales this year than last year. What do you think will be the highlight? The Shakespeare Globe, if we get good weather especially with the setting in the Castle Yard. I think the opera in the Watergate Theatre will be a secret highlight. Dido & Aeneas starring Cara O’Sullivan and Mary Hegarty will be a huge draw. Probably Mike Scott from The Waterboys and Peter Murphy is going to be really special with a mix of music and reading, it’s something that hasn’t been done anywhere else in Ireland.
Kilkenny has a long tradition of offering stuff at very sensible prices. The Arts Festival has
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Daniela Cardillo In all things Jewellery Design and M a k i n g , Kilkenny local Daniela Cardillo is one to watch out for. With her incredibly u n i q u e d e s i g n s made mostly from rodent bones and horse hair, Daniela’s work has been highly regarded both home and abroad. She was awarded ‘Future Maker Award’ from the Crafts Council of Ireland in 2010. Following her collection debut in London in 2011, Daniela was awarded a ‘Gold Membership Award’ by the Guild of Jewellery Designers in the UK. Furthermore, she has recently been nominated for the ‘European Applied Arts Young Talent Award’ of which the winner will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony in Brussels this month. Although Daniela’s work is reaching far beyond her home town of Kilkenny, this is where she bases herself, and where she creates her stunning pieces. I caught up with Daniela to talk about life, love of her chosen subject, and where the future is taking her…
give me some markers and a colouring book and I was beyond content. Kids craft sets would keep me entertained for hours. I always had a great passion for art in school, resulting in winning so many important ‘colouring competitions’ in my childhood years! Did you always have an interest in jewellery design? My main interests have always been art & horses, growing up I always said I wanted to be a fashion designer. Then while in transition year I thought more about the option of becoming a jeweller, and did some work experience with the lovely JMK in Kilkenny . I also looked at the option of studying Equine Science (which are both worlds apart really!). After much deliberation I decided to attend the National College of Art & Design (NCAD), and at the end of my core year in NCAD I actually decided to go down the route of Fashion Design. I stuck with the fashion design for half of my second year but I soon realised that the course was not suited to me; the mathematical formulas of pattern cutting were suppressing my creativity and love for art. I then was lucky enough that there was a space in the Metals department of NCAD that I could do a direct swap, I was very much relieved and felt right at home in this department. Your work is incredibly unique. Where do you get your inspiration from? I’ve always been a massive fan of the late Alexander Mc Queen’s design ethos, and how he creates beauty and elegance from the macabre. Organic materials and nature has always been a massive inspiration to me, I like the notion of noticing the finer details in things and stepping back from our regular everyday lives for a moment. I researched Victorian mourning jewellery, and the art of hair jewellery which was very popular and common in the Victorian era, but sadly has become a lost craft due to our change in attitude towards death in current times. Hair jewellery is something which is now seen as distasteful. I am concerned with finding beauty in and making use of death and discard, the pieces are not a simple reminder of death, but an alteration of it, vitalising past life fragments. Horses are obviously a huge inspiration to you. Are you generally a big animal lover?
Daniela.. growing up, were you always arty? I was definitely always arty growing up,
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I have a massive love for animals of all sorts! At the moment I have three dogs and a horse but would have a whole farm out my back garden if funds allowed! Horses have always been my
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main passion since I was a child and I have always found them to be such majestic creatures. I always have liked working with organic materials in my work and it just came as second nature to experiment with horsehair and see what I could create. It really is a lovely material to work with and is very strong and durable. You recently launched a new collection ‘Edit of Origin’, how did that come
about? I had great feedback from my graduate collection and exhibited quiet extensively over the UK and Ireland upon graduating. I then spent the year looking at my business as a whole and found the Enterprise Board to be a great help, I attended ‘Start your Own Business Courses’, wrote a business plan and was successful in gaining funding to set up my own studio. I then spent some time trying to develop a more commercial collection while keeping the same design ethos. This resulted in my latest collection ‘Edit of Origin’ which I have just returned from debuting in London at the ‘One Year On’ section of the ‘New Designers’ show. So, where can you see the company being in five years, and what’s the ambition? I would like to continue to develop my work through two collections the more commercial side of the work, and then also the more experimental gallery pieces which allow me to push new boundaries in my practice. The main ambition is to develop a successful jewellery empire while continuing to do what I love most, which is creating. Where are you based? And how can people contact you, or buy your pieces? I am based in Kilkenny and have a studio on the Parade where I work from most days. People can contact me through my website www.danielacardillo.com, e-mail info@danielacardillo.com or phone 0861595413. Those interested in purchasing can now do so through the shop section of my website.
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Fashion, Beauty, Health
Pick of the month Here’s what we recommend for you to pick up this month! You won’t be disappointed. We love them! Read on for these little beauties! 2 What’s the Story Whether you’re a big kid or a little kid, Rory Story Cubes will keep you entertained for hours This award winning Irish product has featured on no-less-than The Late Late Toy Show! The idea is very simple, there are nine cubes with a different image on each side of the cube, 54 images in total, 10,000,000 possible combinations, numerous stories! Simply roll the die and using the images make up a story on the spot! Great fun for all the family! €13.00 The ToyBox Jame’s Street, Kilkenny www.thetoybox.ie 3. Buddy Harness Buddy Harness are available in a range of characters from safari animals to farm animals. They also double as a little back pack. The tail or handle is removable. Put their favourite toys in it and they won’t realise you are keeping a hold of them! €29.99 The ToyBox Jame’s Street, Kilkenny www.thetoybox.ie yenlntseakCliK
Bringing Kids & Babies on Holidays Top Tips for Great Trips
No matter what type of holiday you’re planning, be it a week in the one place or a fortnight of adventure and exploring here are a few tips to keep both young and old happy: • • • • • • • • • • •
Get the kids involved when planning your holiday to get them interested and excited. Pack as lightly as possible. More than likely you will have a suitcase, a buggy, handbag and children to hold onto in the airport. Bring along some small wrapped up toys to entertain the kids along the way. Keep travel times and activities short. Don’t forget little ones have short attention spans. If you’re going abroad, make sure you and your family are properly immunized and have appropriate travel and health insurance. If you’re going to a beach, make sure in advance that it is patrolled by lifeguards and the tides are predictable for safe swimming Sun Block!! Irish skin needs plenty of sunblock, don’t take chances when it comes to your kids skin. Sunscreen, hats and UV swim suits with long sleeves and legs are essential. Try and keep a similar routine to what you normally would have at home. Sleep times are especially important so don’t forget to take your child’s ‘blankie’ or favourite toy. If you formula feed, check that the formula you use is available where you’re going. If you’re planning to carry made-up formula on board a flight, check with the airline beforehand about any restrictions on carrying liquids. A good supply of wet wipes or a bottle of alcohol hand cleaner can be very useful, as your kids are bound to get into all kinds of dirt Lastly, take plenty of photographs, laugh lots and soak up the good times!
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The Gift Horse is a country lifestyle,accessories and homeware shop in Kilkenny city. Think equestrian and wildlife art, Irish craft, tweed jackets, silk scarves, handmade jewellery and rubber boots.
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Fashion, Beauty, Health
Ronson Maxi Dress Coast
Etheral Pleat Maxi Dress Oasis
Cream Satin TK Maxx
Multi wrap Dress Peaches Boutique Kilkenny
Debs Dress Jeutonic Kilkenny
Black and Pink Sequinned TK Maxx
Chiffon Tape work Prom Warehouse
Glamorous Racer Back Awear
Debutante Most girls dream of being a princess when they are younger, the Debs Ball is the time you get to shine. The leaving cert is forgotten and you get to pamper yourself and dress up to the nines. We look at the long and short of deb’s dresses.
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Confessions of a beauty snob… BY SARAH CANNINg
Oh dear..
As I’m writing this, I’m looking out at yet another shower of rain. It’s hard to stay positive these days, especially with the dreadful summer we’re having. But no matter what the forecast is, we have to keep smiling (even if it is just to prevent those frowning wrinkles!) This month, I’ve got two more Irish Beauty products to bring some sunshine to you, and my favourite YouTube channels which will teach you great tips and tricks about all things beauty. Human + Kind This is an Irish company that creates all natural and highly concentrated formulations combined with scientific advances to create an excellent range of skin care products that are dependable and work. They are targeted at us women who are tired of buying several different products for various uses. They promise to provide multi functional products that will give you an all in one treatment. My favourite product of theirs is the All in One Family Remedy Cream. This has super rejuvenation powers and will
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help to soothe any problem skin conditions. I have used it on sunburn, razor burn, my nails, and dry skin. It’s like magic. It will help soothe the problem, and will hydrate and bring your skin back to a radiant and healthy state. A great product for the family, and best of all it contains no chemicals, perfume, colourants, additives, or parabens. It’s completely natural, and a great addition to the medicine cabinet. ♥ ♥ ♥ Try it out for yourself, local stockists include: The Good Earth Kieran St & Newpark Shopping Centre, J & M Healy Pharmacy Thomastown, Healy’s Pharmacy Thomastown, and Pharmacy B MacEneaney Ltd Kilkenny
VOYA An Irish family owned business based in Co. Sligo which began in 1912. Voya pride themselves on using wonderful hand harvested seaweed, certified organic and intimate knowledge of the local traditions of seaweed baths and treatments. Personally, I love their Ritzy Spritzy facial mist. This beauty hero contains a potent elixir of VOYA’s organic seaweed, which is full of vitamins and minerals that will boost the skin’s moisture levels and elasticize the skin naturally. This spray is perfect for taking on flights, or simply a way to refresh you during a day in the office. The great thing is that it can be sprayed over your make up, and will instantly revive and refresh your skin. I keep mine in the fridge, and use it in the morning before applying make
up – a great way to start the day. ♥♥♥♥ Stockists- Lyrath Hotel Spa, Avoca, House of Fraser, online at www.voya.ie
Makeup Tutorials
I’m amazed at what you can learn from make up tutorials on Youtube. I mean who knew you could contour your face? Contouring to me is something I learned about in Geography class! There are some excellent tutorial videos that you should certainly check out to help you do everything from applying false lashes, to making your lips look bigger.. Here’s some of my favourite channels for you to follow. Simply type them into your Youtube search tab, and away you go… Julieg713, stillGLAMORUS dope2111, pursebuzz and emilynoel83
Next month…. I will review a fake tan that claims to last up to 3 weeks!! I will also be sharing my opinions on well known Irish brand – TanOrganic. And, I’ll be talking all things teeth whitening. Don’t forget to drop me a line..
confesssionsofabeautysnob@ gmail.com And share your beauty secrets with us on Facebook – Kilkenny Zine
Sarah x
Fashion, Beauty, Health
Light Blue Stitch Detail Jumper River Island
Cable Knit Pink Jumper TK Maxx
Mallard Light Knit The Gift Horse, Kilkenny
Grey Panda Jumper Awear
Shimmery Jumper H&M
Sparkle Dip Hem Oasis
Where’s me
Jumper?
Let’s face it there really hasn’t been a summer, and you could count the days on your hands how many days we have had sun! So we can now we can be safely wear our jumpers and know all is right in the world! Here is a few we love! Aran Ladies Polo Neck Carraig Donn
Kilkenny’s Built Heritage Kilkenny Arts Festival and National Heritage Week both take place in August so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to showcase the wonderful built heritage of Kilkenny City. Often referred to as the medieval capital of Ireland, Kilkenny offers an abundance of fascinating historical sites.
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Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle stands dramatically on a strategic height that commands a crossing on the River Nore and dominates the ‘High Town’ of Kilkenny City. Over the eight centuries of its existence, many additions and alterations have been made to the fabric of the building, making Kilkenny Castle today a complex structure of various architectural styles. The original castle was built for William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke during the first decade of the thirteenth century. Kilkenny Castle later became the principal Irish residence of the powerful Butler family for almost 600 years. After the castle was taken over by the Office of Public Works in 1969, new entrances were created to give access to the park. The open parkland to the south of the castle been replanted with emphasis on trees and shrubs that provide year round colour.
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Rothe House
Rothe House is the only example of an early 17th century merchant’s townhouse in Ireland. It was built between 1594 and 1610 by John Rothe Fitz Piers whose family, along with less than a dozen other wealthy families, controlled Kilkenny’s trade and dominated its civic government from the late Middle Ages until the 17th Century. There are 3 houses built one behind the other. The first house was completed in 1594, the second house was completed in 1604 and the third house completed in 1610. In the late 1890s and early 1900s, the house was home to the Gaelic League or
Conradh na Gaeilge. Thomas Mc Donagh,a signatory of the 1916 Proclamation, taught here in 1903. In 1962 Rothe House was purchased by the Kilkenny Archaeological Society as the headquarters of the Society and as a place to exhibit its collection of artefacts. In 2004 the Society formed the Rothe House Trust to manage the house as a museum of John Rothe’s life and times, and as an exhibit museum of Kilkenny history.
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Shee Alms House
The Shees were a wealthy merchant family in Kilkenny in the sixteenth century much like the Rothes who built Rothe House. In 1582, Sir Richard Shee from Co. Kerry founded the alms house ‘to accommodate twelve poor persons’. During the Cromwellian era the Shee family were dispossessed but regained ownership of the house in 1756. The last record of any inmates in the house date back to 1830. In 1978, The Alms house was acquired by Kilkenny Corporation and restored to its original condition and in 1981 it was reopened as the present tourist office in the city.
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St. Canice’s Cathedral
This ecclesiastical site was founded in the 6th century and named after St Canice’s. Cill Channigh is the Gaelic for the Church of Canice, the church that originally stood on the site in the 6th century. Combining the early Christian settlement, the Round Tower, the Anglo Norman Cathedral and its rich cultural ecclesiastical heritage makes St Canice’s Cathedral and its environs a must to visit while you are in Kilkenny. The Cathedral has wonderful stained glass that includes two windows from the Harry Clarke Studio, Dublin. The Round Tower is the oldest standing structure in Kilkenny City and visitors can climb the Round Tower capturing great views of the city (weather permitting). St Canice’s Round Tower is one of only two Round Towers that people can climb in Ireland.
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Smithwicks Brewery
The St. Francis Abbey Brewery occupies over 25 acres in the heart of Kilkenny City. Back in the 13th century the Franciscans established an Abbey, with its own well, on the banks of the River Nore
in Kilkenny. Whilst brewing and barley cultivation are recorded in Irish Annals from the mists of time, the strong brewing tradition that exists in Kilkenny started with these monks who would have brewed their own light ale for their visitors, using water from St Francis’ Well. It is here that Smithwick’s Ale was first brewed in 1710. In the mid 1800s, driven by the ambition and skill of Edmund Smithwick, the brewery expanded as Smithwick’s ale became more popular nationwide. By the 1920s Smithwick’s had become Ireland’s most popular ale, a position it still holds.
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Black Abbey
The Black Abbey was established in 1225 William Marshall the younger, Earl of Pembroke as one of the first houses of the Dominican Order in Ireland. It has had a long and interesting history, having seen many reversals of fortune under different governments. The name Black Abbey is based on the fact that in England and other countries the Dominicans were often referred to as “Black Friars” on account of the black cappa or cloak which they wear over their white habits. From 1642 to
1649, Black Abbey played a major part in attempting to save both the Irish religion and the king, Charles I of England and of Ireland; the abbey hosted the government known as the Irish Catholic Confederation. These glory hours did not last long however. In March 1650, the English army under the command of Oliver Cromwell surrounded Kilkenny in a siege. Many people died from epidemic and hunger, many more fled before the city finally surrendered. By 1776, the community of the Black Abbey was close to zero, but starting in that year, the Dominicans retook possession of the abbey, first by renting it. In 1816, Black Abbey was restored as a Dominican priory,
is the octagonal copper clad tower which projects from the hipped slate roof. In the Middle Ages it served as court house, custom-house, guildhall and a meeting place for merchants. It is now used as the Town Hall. Its name is derived from two old English words: “toll”, meaning tax; and “sael”, or hall, the place where tolls were paid. .
and the first public mass was held on 25 September 1816.
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Grace’s Courthouse
Kilkenny Courthouse formerly known as Grace’s Castle is in the historical centre of the town and was originally a town house of the wealthy Grace family who leased the building to the crown in 1566. The building was used as a jail from 1566 and was transformed into a courthouse around the end of the 18th century. The front of the building still retains some of the original features of the jail which are visible from street level. The newly refurbished and extended courthouse was officially opened in early October 2010.
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Hole in the Wall
The Hole in the Wall is the inner house of a Tudor mansion built in 1582 by Martin Archer. In order to gain access from the High St to the rear of the inner house a hole was punctured in a wall. Hence the name The Hole in the Wall. By the late 1700s the venue achieved a standing as a supper-house of renown. It was frequented nightly by the Earl of Ormonde and his guests such as Henry Grattan, Sir Jonah Barrington. It was a favoured haunt of Captain Arthur Wesley, who was stationed at Kilkenny barracks before being seconded to the British army in Spain and India and eventually becoming Duke of Wellington and British prime minister. Later it developed a reputation of ill renown due to duels, arguments, highwaymen etc and this led to its eventual demise. In 1999 it went under conservation / restoration and has been restored largely as found and fitted out with 16th century oak floor and furniture sourced both locally and in Oxfordshire. It is now used for receptions and functions, poetry and debates. The Hole in the Wall can be found on High Street between Bourke’s and Enable Ireland.
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Design Centre
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St. Mary’s Church
Built in the 13th century, St Mary’s Church is one of the earliest of the ecclesiastical buildings to be erected in Kilkenny. In 1951, the parish celebrated the final service in the church, which was then de consecrated and closed to worship six years later. The graveyard, which is contemporary with the church, is now disused. This graveyard was particularly used by a number of old wealthy Kilkenny families during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries and so possesses a rare and significant collection of tombs, some of which are unusually and beautifully carved. In the late 1950’s the Office of Public Works (OPW) was approached to take on the ownership of the site as a national monument and in the early 1960s the church building was transformed into a parish hall, service areas and the Freemasons’ meeting rooms in a newly created upper floor. Refurbishment was greatly assisted by funds raised from the sale of the Freemasons’ existing premises and their decision to incorporate their meeting rooms into the building.
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The Tholsel
With its lantern clock tower and ‘Big Ben’ chime, the Tholsel is a distinctive image of Kilkenny. Built in 1579/82 and extended in 1761 by Alderman William Colles, the double five arch arcade was used as a covered market place. A key feature of the building is the open arcade on the ground floor which straddles the pavement. Another feature
In 1790, a magnificent coach house and stables were built for Kilkenny Castle, seat of the Duke of Ormonde. Today, it houses Kilkenny Design Centre and the entrance of the building with its arched gateway and copper domed clock-tower, is a landmark in medieval Kilkenny. The buildings were completely derelict in the 1960s when the architect Niall Montgomery was awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal Institute of architects in Ireland for the restoration of the complex, which became the home of the Kilkenny Design Workshops - an internationally renowned design practice, and the first in the world to have been established by a nation’s government.
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Carnegie Library
A handsome and attractive building, the Carnegie Library is located on John’s Quay. Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish born U.S. steel industrialist and philanthropist who provided money towards the building of Public libraries in the U.S.A., UK and Ireland and the English-speaking world. He would build and equip the library on condition that the local authority provided the site and would maintain the service once established. The foundation stone of the building was laid in 1908 and in 1910 the Library was handed over to the Corporation and was opened on the 3rd November by Lady Desart.
Useful links: kilkennyheritage.ie rothehouse.com kilkennycoco.ie kilkenny.ie stcanicescathedral.com kilkennycity.ie kilkennydesign.com
If you see one thing this month... THE GIG
THE Film
The Papa Zitas are back in Kilkenny playing the Motown hitsville classics with there bright, bouncy energetic style. The Papa Zitas are Ireland’s definitive Motown Big Band experience. Their 10 piece outfit delivers incredible performances of all the 1960’s Motown classics we all know and love. Headed by three amazing vocalists (The Mama Zitas!) and joined by an exuberant brass section and thundering rhythm section, this homage to 60s music is to dance for! Whether its festivals, weddings or corporate events, The Papa Zitas are charged with dance floor hits guaranteed to get the party started. So if you are looking to step back in time and relive those Motown days, pop along to Cleeres on Parliament Street, Kilkenny. For Bookings contact Cleeres on cleereskilkenny@facebook.com. Find them on facebook for more up to date events.
teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John’s side ever since - a friendship that’s tested when Lori, John’s girlfriend of four years, wants more from their relationship. Don’t be fooled by the Teddy Bear this is not a movie for children. It is adult humuor in the same vain that Family Guy is.
The Papa Zitas Motown Big Band Cleere’s Kilkenny August 11th 2012 10pm
Ted Kilkenny Cineplex aUGUST 2012 Tel 1520 444 000
THE play
Shakespeare in the minefield With Fintan o’TOOLE As the result dERBHLE Crotty of a childhood Watergate Tel: 056 7761674 August 17th 3pm wish, John Admission €13/€11 Bennett’s
On 30 May 1593, Shakespeare’s great rival Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in circumstances rife with political intrigue. The murder clearly weighed on Shakespeare’s mind as it crops up time and again in his work, most notably in As You Like It. Join Fintan O’Toole, author of Shakespeare is Hard, But So is Life, as he explores the murky relationship between the writer, his plays and the violent police state in which he lived. O’Toole is joined by leading Irish actress Debhle Crotty, who brings to life key passages from As You Like It and other plays.
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Men’s Stuff
Mad Men
If you have some occasion to go to this year, whether it’s a Debs or a Wedding go all Don Draper
Cuff links Lorimat Jewellers Kilkenny
and go all sleek and suave!
Michelsons Bow tie Top Hat, The Parade, Kilkenny
Black Leather Shoes Clarks
Black Pin Stripe Blazer TK Maxx
Burgundy Skinny Tie River Island
Braces H&M
Black Shirt Jack Jones
Black Wool Blend Trousers H&M
Pub of the month : The Dylan Dylans Whiskey Bar is located on Jo’hn Street Kilkenny. This snug little bar is a new bar that feels like you are stepping back in time. If you want to meet friends for a casual drink and relax without having to shout over loud music and fight your way to the bar this is the bar for you. Opened in 2009 on the site of a former undertakers and coffin makers back in the 1970’s,
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there is a superstition that the Spirit drank aren’t the only Spirits around the bar! The bar had the accolade of being the winner of Ireland’s Best Snug 2011. Sit in, relax and watch the world go by, and choose from the Dylan’s 100 plus selection of the world’s finest whiskies. So step back in time and step into the Dylan Whiskey Bar. Tel: 056 7722689 FIND THEM ON FACEBOOK
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Going for Gold... Kilkenny is a small city in a small country, where Olympic athletes are in the minority overall for our country’s size. We have always been known as the little country with a big heart. So we as Kilkenny people should be very proud that we have four Olympic hopefuls from Kilkenny attending the games. Joanne Cuddihy who runs for Kilkenny City Harriers has booked a place in the 400m Sprint running a time of 51:45 secs. She will be joined by her sister in the same event. Catriona Cuddihy. Also a late comer to the Olympics is Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe who will compete in the modern Pentathlon. We are very proud to have 4 athletes representing us at the Olympics! Before he headed off we caught up with a very busy Darren O’Neill as he prepares to box for Ireland.
3. Who has been your toughest opponent to date? Difficult question to answer because everyone brings their own challenges but I would be foolish not to pick either Sergey Deryvanchencko from Ukraine who I beat for a European medal in 2010 or Darren Sutherland who beat me in the Irish championships in 2008 4. Do you think the current system of judging in boxing is up to scratch? Boxing has always had a checkered past with regard to scoring and to this day we still encounter some dubious decisions but I feel it has improved to a degree. However, scoring is an issue out of our control so we tend not to concern ourselves with the politics of it 5. How important is head coach Billy Walsh in preparing you for the Olympics? Billy has been a central driving force behind the advancements in Irish amateur boxing in previous years. He has himself boxed at European, World and Olympic level so knows the ins and outs, ups and downs and is able to help steer us away from many of the banana skins lying out there in our sport. Billy has known me for a long time and has helped to develop me along with my father Ollie, who got me to where I am, from the fundamentals to the advanced. 6. Give us a brief summary of one of your training days? 8am rise for weight-in and breakfast before 11am morning session. These entail physical and running sessions on alternate days. Lunch and rest before 4pm boxing session entailing bags, pads, sparring and other boxing ring related training. Dinner, relax and recover for more of the same the following day.
1. When did you first become interested in boxing? Was always interested as my dad was the club coach and brought me to the club at a very young age. 2. What was your history with the Games and was it always your dream to become an Olympian? I remember watching the Games from a young age and being impressed with many of the athletes such as Michael Johnson and Halle Gabriel-Seillaise. Michael Carruth jumping around the ring would be one of my earliest memories of the Olympics.
7. Boxing is a sport that is a real test of one’s individual courage. How do you prepare mentally for your fights? Boxing is definitely a strange sport on the mind and mental preparation is certainly important. You must have confidence in yourself and much of this comes from your preparation. You have to mentally be aware that you have prepared adequately and you also have to deal with the negative thoughts that enter everyone’s mind in a one on one contact sport. For my fights I concentrate on my preparation, my tactics and my strengths and try to forget all about my opponents as there is nothing I can control with regard their preparation.
8. You’re ranked #3 in the world middleweight rankings. How difficult is it to stay up there? This is a great honour and something I will always treasure but it is not something I dwell on. This represents my consistency but will undoubtedly change over the course of the Olympics. Ranking is not something we really concentrate on as opposed to the opponent trying to pummel you :) 9. Is a career as a professional boxer on the cards in the future? As it stands I have no immediate desire to turn professional but I will rule nothing out. At the moment I am happy to be amateur and partaking in my dream of reaching the Olympics 10. Do you think the Kilkenny hurlers will win their own medals this year? I like all others in Kilkenny will be disappointed if they don’t. I think they definitely have the ability to do so even with some many other talented teams out there. I think if they concentrate on performing to their best and following the process that makes them successful then we will have a few more medals mid autumn.
We wish Darren, Joanne, Catriona and Arthur all the best, along with all other Irish Athletes who will compete in the upcoming Olympics.
Food & Drink Every month we’ll look at where you can a bite to eat, hot beverage and unique food that can only be found in Kilkenny.
Restaurant
Café
GOATSBRIDGE
ROYAL SPICE
www.goatsbridgetrout.ie
11 Patrick Street Kilkenny Tel: (056) 771 2646 Royal Spice Indian restaurant offers a wide variety of different dishes from across the Indian subcontinent. Royal Spice Indian Restaurant offers customers a delightful array of authentic Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine in a stylish and contemporary setting. We cater for parties, welcome children and also cater for vegetarians. A take away menu is available as is a delivery service. It’s located beside the Pembroke Hotel on Patrick Street. Its fresh modern and a delight for the senses. For more information check out their website at www.royalspice.ie. They are opened Mon - Wed: 5pm- 11pm, Thu - Sat: 12pm - 2pm, 5pm- 11pm and Sun: 12pm - 4pm, 5pm -10pm.
Food
mATHEWS café
76 St. Kieran Street, Kilkenny Mathews cafe is the newest addition of cafes to St. Kieran Street. It’s situated at the end of the Market Slip. It’s a family run business with a long established history in the trade, 146 years to be exact! They have recently moved from Portarlington to run their lovely cafe. They serve from breakfast to early evening, with light lunches, cakes and crumbles to die for. Their homely decor extends the welcome you feel from the staff. With a take away or sit down menu you can sit down and relax awhile or grab a bit on the go. They serve McCabes coffee which is an Irish produced coffee from Wicklow. All their foods are made on the premises just adding to the homemade feel you get once you walk in the door. Call in the next time you’re wandering down the street and be welcomed by the warm and friendly owners.
Goatsbridge Trout farm is situated on the outskirts of Thomastown. Goatsbridge Irish Trout farm are one of the few trout farms that produce trout from egg to fully adult fish. They select the best trout for you daily. As well as supplying fresh trout, they also produce cold smoked trout, hot smoked trout and more recently Trout caviar. Goatsbridge has produced Ireland’s first caviar. Even the Russians have given it their stamp of approval. You can find Goatsbridge products locally or if you want more information, email on info@goatsbridge.ie. Or why not take a trip out to visit their farm call them for bookings on O86 8188340. Its a great experience for kids.
BY Sean shanahan
A stone’s throw away... If by some miracle you run out of things to do during your stay in Kilkenny city, or you simply want to see what else the county has to offer, then read on.....Each month we will pick a beautiful destination roughly twenty minutes outside Kilkenny city for you to visit. This month we have selected the Medieval Parish church of Kilfane, Co. Kilkenny.
Getting there….
The journey should take no more than 30 minutes. Using Kilkenny Castle as your starting point, turn in the direction of Castle rd away from the centre of town. When you reach the Bennetsbridge roundabout continue straight ahead for Bennetsbridge. When you cross over the bridge, keep to the right following the R700 towards Thomastown. When you arrive in Thomastown follow the road to the left until you come to a small roundabout. Take the first exit onto the R448 and continue along this road for
approx 2km taking the second right hand turn signed for Kilfane church. Approximately 1 km down this road you will see a church on the left hand side; you can park opposite this later church. The entrance to the medieval church is also found on this side and is located a short distance from the road.
So what is it all about?
Kilfane church was built around the 14th Century with a fine example of a castellated tower adjoining the south west corner of the rectangular church. There were later additions in the late medieval and post medieval periods however; the tower was constructed at the same time as the church. The tower served a dual purpose as it served as both a dwelling for the priest and as a bell tower. Inside the church, there are a number of features perhaps the most striking of which is the effigy of a Norman Knight. It is perhaps one of the best, if not the best, example of its kind in both Britain and Ireland. It measures over 8feet or 2.4m in height. The Knight, known locally as “Long Cantwell” or “the long man”, is depicted wearing his full battle dress comprising a coat of mail of many parts, a coif around his head, a hauberk which protects the torso down as far as the knees, coverings for the legs and mittens for the hands. Over the hauberk the knight wears a surcoat with deep folds, and draped over it is a belt which is holding the sword that is visible between the legs. The long, triangular shield which is held in his left hand bears the family coat of arms of the Cantwell family. It is thought
that the knight depicted in the effigy is possibly Thomas Cantwell who died around the year 1320, although this is not a certainty. It has also been suggested that whoever he was he may also have been on the crusades as suggested by some scholars who claim the crossing of the legs is an indication of this. The Cantwell’s were Norman lords of Kilfane who came to Ireland during the Norman Conquest during the 12th Century. The interior of the church also has a number of interesting architectural features. A 13th century sedilia, or the priest’s seat, is located near the church altar opposite the Knight’s effigy. It is thought the seat came from an earlier church and there are still traces of medieval paint around the stone work.
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Sue Ryder The Sue Ryder Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping older people live safely, securely and independently. St. Kieran St., Kilkenny Tel 056 775 6857 follow us on Facebook Sue Ryder Kilkenny
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APC Car, Bus and Truck Wash is based at Cillín Hill on the Carlow Road.
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Hole in the Wall
Ireland’s oldest surviving townhouse, Kilkenny’s newest venue. If the gate is open, we are too! The Hole In The Wall is a new music venue situated in the heart of Kilkenny City. It is housed in the oldest surviving townhouse in Ireland - the 1582 Archer Inner House, 17 High St. 17 High Street Kilkenny, Ireland Tel 056 775 6857 follow us on Facebook Hole in the Wall Kilkenny
Stockists Made in Kilkenny ‘MADE in Kilkenny’ was formed in early 2009, and was set up to foster excellence in crafts in County Kilkenny, to encourage the growth of the professional craft industry and to promote the county as a shopping destination for authentic, handmade craft in Ireland. Kilkenny has long had the reputation for being a hub of creativity, and ‘MADE in Kilkenny’ contributes to this. To see some of their work pop into Goods on High Street,
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