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And the winner is... Beechpark took the Best Overall Residential Estate (small) category this year
Lakeside was announced as the winner of the 'Best Overall Residential Estates (Large)' category at this year's Keep Kilkenny Beautiful awards, while Beech Park won the prize in the small estate category.
Meanwhile the winner of the 'Best Private Garden' category was 46 Glendine Heights.
Here are all the Highly Commended gardens and residential estates from each parish at this year's awards:
PRIVATE GARDENS HIGHLY COMMENDED: ST CANICE’S PARISH
Ber Brennan, 9 Parkview Freshford Rd.
Breda Slattery, 17 Meadow Hill
Pat Shortall, 3 Riverside Drive
M Cleere, 2 Connolly St.
Nuala Crotty,
Dun Angus, Castlecomer Road
PRIVATE GARDENS HIGHLY COMMENDED: ST JOHN’S PARISH
16 Rosemount, Newpark drive
Canice and Maura Hickey
17 Newpark
Mary Nolan , 29 Lacken Drive
PRIVATE GARDENS HIGHLY COMMENDED: ST MARY’S PARISH
Pauleen Phelan
25 Dean Kavanagh Place
Maureen Logan
74 Dean Kavanagh Place
Teresa and Noel Devlin
17 Circular road
PRIVATE GARDENS HIGHLY COMMENDED: ST PATRICK’S PARISH
Mr and Mrs Mullhall
15 Noremount
Edward Bourke
11 Cypress Avenue
Caroline &Noel Carroll
Hazel Grove
Mary and John Cahill
17 Westfield
Joan Murray
5 Fr Hayden road
BEST OVERALL PRIVATE GARDEN 2017
Winner:
Toni Hayes, 46 Glendine Heights
Runners up:
Mary Deevy, 36 Riverside Drive
Joan O’Sullivan, 11 Riverview
RESIDENTIAL ESTATE HIGHLY COMMENDED: ST PATRICK’S PARISH
Dukesmeadows
Edenvale Close
Marble Crest
Gallows Hill
RESIDENTIAL ESTATE HIGHLY COMMENDED: ST CANICE’S PARISH
Broguemaker’s Hill
Sycamores/Aylesbury
Talbots Inch
RESIDENTIAL ESTATE HIGHLY COMMENDED: ST JOHN’S PARISH
Lacken Drive
Newpark Lawn
Richview
RESIDENTIAL ESTATE HIGHLY COMMENDED: ST MARY’S PARISH
Rose Hill Court
Old Callan road
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