The Castle park pond is a water wonderland on a warm summers day!
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Bud goes fly and walkabout
Bud back in the Castle Park pond. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Bud, a long term resident Swan of the Castle pond decided to fly out of the park and then go walk about in the last few days. A phone call from a local resident had reported a sighting of Bud in her garden. Mr Pat Durkin of Bird watch Ireland was joined by members of the KKB to find Bud. A search followed which found nothing but feathers. Later in the day Bud turned up in Dukesmeadows. Bud walked back with a large crowd from Dukesmeadows under the watchful direction of Pat Durkin.
Kilkenny City, Home of the Kilkenny Arts Festival
Colourful butterfly along the River Nore. Copyright Pat & Mary Durkin
Kilkenny city provided a colourful welcome to all our visitors along the canal walk and river Nore.
Kilkenny Castle Rose Garden in Summer
View of River Nore from Kilkenny Castle Rose Garden. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
View of Kilkenny Castle and Rose Garden. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
View of Kilkenny Castle Rose Garden. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Historic Kilkenny Limestone
The History of Kilkenny can be seen in its Kilkenny limestone through out the City.
Gate to St Mary's Church graveyard, St Marys Lane. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Kilkenny Limestone wall to Kilkenny Castle Park. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The city Wall location is marked on Ormond road, in both Irish and English, this section is dated 1275. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Ormonde College, Ormonde rd., Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Tree planting at Castle park
An official tree planting took place at Castle Park on the 13th February. The Event was to honour the achievement of Kilkenny City in winning the overall Large urban Centre award for two consecutive years 2010 and 2011 in the National Tidy Towns Competition.
KKB chairman Mr Sean Leahy welcomed all to the event, Kilkenny Mayor Mr David Fitzgerald acknowledged the tremendous efforts made by Kilkenny City over the last number of years in Keeping Kilkenny Beautiful.
Mayor planting Himalaya Birch tree. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Unveiling of Kilkenny Limestone plaque to commemorate the achievement of National Large Urban Centre Awards 2010 and 2011. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The planting of trees is a fitting gesture as part of the winter tree planting season.
Official tree planting. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
New Castle park bird float
New bird float launched at Castle park. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Kilkenny Castle quarter in snow!
Kilkenny has received a taste of a hard continental winter with freezing temperatures blue skies and crisp snow! What a pleasure it is to stroll through the Kilkenny Castle and park quarter.
Dukesmeadows.
Kilkenny Castle park
The low winter sun shines through the trees in the Castle park
Autumn changes to winter in the Castle park
The main entrance to Kilkenny Castle gives a Christmas feeling!
The Castle yard
The Castle Yard
Kilkenny Castle in winter