Showing posts with label pub. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pub. Show all posts

Friday, November 01, 2013

Tramore, County Waterford, Southern Ireland

Down to Tramore in County Waterford. Home of Metal Man, the Seahorse tragedy, and a long strand.

Also Hartley's fish shop (we didn't eat there though)

Now this is living. A pint of Beamish and the newspaper on a windy afternoon.

Everyone's doing it!

Some homemade chips







The metal man

Trip Westwards along the coast, the harbour at Dunmain, there were even kids swimming!


Sometimes it is impossible to resist the lure of lush Irish pastures, especially by the seaside


Tankardstown, Co. Waterford Copper mine/works




Around the coast to Dungarvan and it's pretty port


Over to Dunmore

For the biggest crab sandwich ever!

Your knockers have bugs

Gotta move the cortina to get to the escort.

The Esquire pub. Classic Irish oddity.

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

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Kilkenny, a pretty little town in the middle of the country... well kind of. It is famous in Australia and the States as it is the maker of Kilkenny ale, which is something like Smithwicks but not quite the same. Anyway, here they make Smithwicks and Kilkenny... until the end of this year (I think) as they have been bought out by the some company that bought Guiness and it will be now made in the Dublin plant. It will of course effect the flavour, but who knows, maybe it will be better.....

Kilkenny is a town full of pretty old buildings and plenty a pub amongst them. A great place to get your mouth watered.


A story of witchery is related to this pub.



Langtons, for a refined drinking and dining environment.



Mr Moran's bar?

Bridge over the River Nore


It got too much for some....










I like that the shop holds the man meats, Pork, Beef, Chicken and Bacon.

The brewery

Original church on brewery grounds






Urine samples? I asked "No, it is budwiser we make here for tasting and quality control" replied our guide "So I was right then" I responded.



Finishing pint one for all


Our tour guide trying to keep us quite

Love in a glass or two

Love with a glass, or two




pretty much sums up Kilkenny to us. A brewery, and beer on every corner. Strongly recommended.