Touring A Garden County
October/07/2008 Ireland Journal
Before we headed north to County Donegal, we took advantage of our last day in Kilkenny to visit the nearby County of Carlow, which is considered to be a garden center. Only a few miles out of Kilkenny, we stopped to photograph this picturesque Irish pub. We wondered if the onwer of Paddy's Pub was actually named Paddy.
A bit further down the road we encounted this old castle wall . . .
. . . and this lovely country church.
At a crossroads, we decided to investigate Leighlinbridge.
Leighlinbridge calls itself "The Garden Village," and throughout the town, flowers decorated landscapes and homes.
An ancient castle that once protected the town sits along side the river that runs through it.
The rest of the day we drove through scenic farmlands, and I stopped to capture this picturesque farmhouse.
On the way back to Kilkenny, we decided to stop in at Paddy's to sample the Guiness.
Turns out that Paddy IS the name of the pub owner, and it was as attractive on the inside as it was on the outside.
A bit further down the road we encounted this old castle wall . . .
. . . and this lovely country church.
At a crossroads, we decided to investigate Leighlinbridge.
Leighlinbridge calls itself "The Garden Village," and throughout the town, flowers decorated landscapes and homes.
An ancient castle that once protected the town sits along side the river that runs through it.
The rest of the day we drove through scenic farmlands, and I stopped to capture this picturesque farmhouse.
On the way back to Kilkenny, we decided to stop in at Paddy's to sample the Guiness.
Turns out that Paddy IS the name of the pub owner, and it was as attractive on the inside as it was on the outside.