There are many beautiful flower displays in Kilkenny this year. The City parks department continue to provide new and vibrant displays of great colour.
Hanging Baskets on High street. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny beautiful.
Display at entrance to Cashel Downs estate Waterford rd. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny beautiful.
The TriGrandPrix Triathlon Kilkenny took place on Saturday 23rd July 2011. The City looked its best as the competitors swam the river Nore through the city centre, ran in the Castle Park and river side walks, and cycled from the Castle Park into the fertile countryside as far as Bennettsbridge to the south of the City and back. The City Centre was crowded with visitors, the Cafes were full and the sun shone.
Kilkenny Castle the centrepoint of the 2011 TriGrandPrix in the City. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
A playful otter welcomed citizens and tourists to John’s bridge over the last number of days. KKB Chairman Sean Leahy and Secretary Elaine Bradshaw both joined the public along the river. Elaine who followed the movements of the otter spotted it catching a fresh Nore fish.
View of river Nore accross to library. Kilkenny 400 apple tree in foreground. copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
The Irish name for otter is madra uisce” river dog”. The KKB welcomes the return of otters to the city centre area. There is improved natural cover along the river Nore banks over the last number of years.
John's Bridge and Kilkenny Castle. Copyright : Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Christy's public house. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Hibernian Hotel, Patrick street. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Butler House, Patrick st. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Cleere's, Parliament st. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
On our longest day, 21st June 2011, a walk through our beautiful city late in the evening.
Kilkenny Castle. Copyright :Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
St Marys Cathedral in the evening sky. Copyright :Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Kilkenny Castle from Green's Bridge reflected in the river nore. Copyright :Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Kilkenny castle main gate. Copyright :Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Our Newly installed City Mayor David Fitzgerald has hit the ground running! Saturday June 25th at 10am the Mayor’s Massive clean up commences.! All volunteers and community groups and KKB members should meet at the Watershed, where high visibility jackets and cleaning utensils shall be distributed. groups will be dispatched to all areas of the city for a 1.5 hour city wide community clean up.
Participants in the Mayor’s massive clean up will be in with a chance to win a spot prize, while also helping their community.
All are welcome, come and assist in winning the overall Tidy towns Award title for Kilkenny this year.
St Patrick's Graveyard., Mid summer 2011. Copyright :Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Blick von der Parade Richtung High Strasse, Die Colles Pferdetränke ist auf der Parade. Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Die Colles Pferdetränke
1902 hat der Tierschutzverein Kilkenny die Erstellung einer Kalksteintränke zu einem Preis von 58 Pfund und 5 Schilling in Auftrag gegeben. Die Tränke wurde von Herrn Colles, Kalkwerke Maddoxtown, angefertigt.
Einzigartig ist, dass Pferde aus dem Haupttrog und Hunde aus den drei kleineren unteren Becken trinken können.
The National tidy towns 2011 competition is currently under way. Judging of Kilkenny City is likely to commence over the next few days!
Mr Sean Leahy KKB Chairman urge all in the city to make an extra effort over the next 8 week to Keep Kilkenny Beautiful!
Castle Park Kilkenny May 2011. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The KKB thank Bird Watch Ireland (Mr Pat Durkin ) who has confirmed that the hawk filmed by the KKB at Dukesmeadow in early Spring was a Female sparrow hawk.
Nora Darcy, Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Committee member presented a paper titled “How Tidy Towns can Contribute Positively to your Community” at the Town Clerks Annual Conference 2011 which took place in Clonmel on the 12-13 of May 2011. The Conference was hosted by the IPA (Institute of Public Administration). The themes included:
– Creating great places to live, work and visit.
– Turning houses into homes.
– Keep Kilkenny Beautiful, because it is beautiful.
– Tidy towns, Creating a better community.