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A tribute to the 'form', an item of furniture steeped in local tradition - Kilkenny Live

A throw away phrase, ‘to use a form’ has opened a brand new conversation. The reaction to the commonly used word for a long bench now draws almost a complete blank. Generally custom-made by the local handyman or carpenter, it was the universal ...

03 Aug 2022 at 14:32

Features

Archive - Hairy legs and knobbly knees contest in Kilkenny (1980)

If you have extra hairy legs or knobbly knees, then the place for you is at the Fair Green, Kilkenny. The organisers of the Family Field Day are offering prizes for the hairiest legs and the most knobbly knees. [articlepreview id="1309437" ...

28 Sept 2023 at 14:46

Features

Top activities for couples in Kilkenny this autumn - click for list!

CLICK 'NEXT>' FOR NEXT ACTIVITY 1) Walk Ireland's Medieval Mile It’s hard to find a city in Ireland that lends itself more to an afternoon stroll than Kilkenny and The Medieval Mile is the perfect route to discover the medieval magic that ...

26 Aug 2021 at 14:15

Your community

Bobby Kerr’s gift to Kilkenny - and why he deserves a plaque in recognition

The late Bobby Kerr snr, proprietor of Newpark Hotel, gave many gifts to Kilkenny - none more greater than the gift of Newpark Fen to the citizens of Kilkenny in the 1980s. Newpark Fen/Marsh is a nine hectare/23 acre nature reserve and ...

04 Aug 2023 at 17:54

Arts

Director praises community in North Kilkenny for support during filming

Kilkenny will be on the silver screen after a ghostly feature film was shot around the Castlecomer area. Brian Stynes at Hard Bargain Pictures, with the help of Clogh’s own Willie Joe Meally, were shooting an award-winning Irish ghost ...

19 Sept 2024 at 13:00

Back In Business

Featured: Eight Kilkenny businesses to look out for as the county reopens

As Kilkenny and the nation begins to reopen following an extended lockdown, local businesses can begin to see light at the end of the tunnel. It's important to acknowledge that these businesses need every bit of local support ...

24 May 2021 at 15:15

Columnists

Historic Kilkenny weather events can be valuable windows into the past

I was struck recently by just how weather events can connect us with the past, and with people who we may never have even met. This thought occurred to me last week when I stumbled across a post from the Kilkenny County ...

20 Sept 2024 at 15:20

Special features

Ballyragget tennis ace Mabel Cahill - Kilkenny's most successful international sports star?

Amongst the vast catalogue of sporting legends the black and amber county have produced over the years, who has earned the right to be perpetually recalled? Whose contribution will stand the great test of time? Whose ...

22 Jan 2021 at 21:30

William John Hennessy: Trailblazing artist, illustrator, exiled son of Thomastown

Local News

William John Hennessy: Trailblazing artist, illustrator and exiled son of Thomastown

A long line of artistic trailblazers have been cultivated from the land that sweeps the banks of the Nore over the years. One artist all-too-often left on the margins of local art history conversations and out of ...

07 Jan 2021 at 21:30

Your community

On this day in 1324, Petronella de Meath was burned at the stake in Kilkenny

It’s almost 700 years since Alice Kyteler was accused of witchcraft in medieval Kilkenny but her presence still lingers vividly. Her unfortunate servant Petronella de Meath was condemned to death and executed in ...

03 Nov 2022 at 17:25

Your community

Memories of the cycling Kilkenny dog

Phyllis Lacey’s Fox Terrier, Snipe, had a predilection for cycling bikes in the 1950s in Kilkenny. It's a gift worthy of Ireland’s Got Talent nowadays but back then, Snipe was content with the roads around the ...

07 Mar 2023 at 12:20

Local News

Beloved Kilkenny pooch Smokie returned to rightful home after being stolen and sold

There are still good people out there and that much was proven to be true last Friday when a longstanding local missing dog appeal was finally answered. Local gardaí confirmed on social media that an honest ...

24 Aug 2021 at 18:43

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