Tullaherin Monastic Site

“Located about 15 kilometres south of Kilkenny near Bennetsbridge is Tullaherin Church and Round Tower.
This is a 9th Century well preserved six storey round tower, the top storey originally had eight windows. Tullaherin is the site of continuous religious worship for well over a thousand years.

It is claimed by many as the burial site of Saint Kieran and the fine round tower is visible from many miles away.

Features to note are: the regular layers of finely chiseled blocks of stone, the elevated entrance door, the small square-headed windows lighting each storey and the top storey (now partly eroded) which originally had eight windows – a feature Tullaherin Round Tower shares with that of Clonmacnoise. The whole tower leans slightly to the South.

The adjoining church dates from the 11-13th century with additions to the East from the 16th century. There are two ogham stones near the tower: a fragment discovered in 1852 and an almost complete example discovered in 1983. Tullaherin Folk Museum is housed in the nearby old parochial residence. Established by Duchas – Tullaherin Heritage Society – in 1981, it contains many interesting household and farm items which were in everyday use in the locality in days gone by.” - [excerpt from lookaroundireland.com: Link]

Find Kilree Monastic Site on Google Maps here.

Looking for some more information on Kilree Monastic Site?
Have a look at some of these useful links:

• www.lookaroundireland.com
• www.megalithomania.com

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Kilree Round Tower

“South of Kilkenny City and close to the town of Kells, stands Kilree High Cross and Round Tower which is believed to age from the 9th century. A badly weathered sandstone cross standing at 2.75 metres high, most of which is covered with bosses and geometrical motifs. The East face bears a hunting scene on the arms. The ends of the South arm have some figure sculpture but these are difficult to interpret. On the West face is probably an Adoration of the Magi and maybe Daniel in the Lions den. There is a tenon joint still visible so more than likely the cross was fitted with a capstone.

This old monastic site is in the middle of a cow field with the cross standing at the far end of the Field. The most dominant feature of this site is the round tower.

This is a capless, battlemented tower that is 20 metres high. The doorway is relatively low to the present cemetery ground level. The squared plinth-like foundation is unusual: the only other tower with a similar base being at nearby Aghaviller. The tower doorway faces the ruin of an early church with pronounced antae, though nothing appears to be known of the monastery here. The church and lands were transferred to the Priory of Kells in the 13th century. Until then, they had been the property of the dean and chapter of the Ossory. The cemetery itself is heavily wooded, giving it a hushed, surrealistic and almost haunted feel to it. The site is close Kells Priory which is one of the largest and most impressive medieval monuments in Ireland.

From Kilkenny take the N10 South to Stoneyford, here take right turn for Kells, at Kells keep left, after two kilometres you should see the round tower in a field to your right, the cross stands 150 metres behind the Tower.” - [excerpt from lookaroundireland.com: Link]

Find Kilree Monastic Site on Google Maps here.

Looking for some more information on Kilree Monastic Site?
Have a look at some of these useful links:

• www.lookaroundireland.com
• www.megalithicireland.com
• www.goireland.com
• www.roundtowers.org

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• Stars of our Bars 2010 winner – Tom Kirwan.
• Venue: Pegasus, John St. Kilkenny

Video credit: Kilian Kane

Source: www.kilkennyroots.com

Source: www.kilkennyroots.com

JOSH RITTER, THE DUKE AND THE KING, JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, JASON & The SCORCHERS, CHRIS SMITHER, HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN, BAND OF HEATHENS, PETE MOLINARI, DEX ROMWEBER DUO, JOE PUG, UNCLE MONK, CAITLIN ROSE, JAMES VINCENT McMORROW, plus over 50 free gigs on Smithwicks Music Trail!

Friday April 30th – Monday May 3rd, 2010

This year Smithwick’s is celebrating 300 years of brewing craft and tradition in Kilkenny.  Founded by John Smithwick in 1710 he chose the site of an ancient monastery, St Francis Abbey in Kilkenny, to position his brewery.  Due to this heritage and Smithwick’s reaching this momentous occasion we are delighted that the Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival will be celebrated with the Smithwick’s brand being the principal sponsor at the festival.

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Website: www.kilkennyroots.com

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Booking:
Rollercoaster Records, Kieran Street, Kilkenny. Email: rollercoasterkilkenny@yahoo.ie
Tel from Ireland 0567763669, International 00353567763669

All other enquiries to info@kilkennyroots.com

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“By now a national institution and an international buzz-phrase among the Americana / Roots movement…Ireland’s most compact and hospitable music festival, where virtually everything is low-key but high grade”
Irish Times.

“For the last ten years Kilkenny has played host to many of the best roots-rock, alt-country and Americana acts at the magnificent Rhythm and Roots Festival.”
Irish Examiner.

“The premier alt country and folk-roots festival in this country.”
Hot Press.

“Like a mini-SXSW without the queuing or taxi-panic.”
Maverick Magazine

Source: www.kilkennyroots.com

Source: www.kilkennyroots.com

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Looking to learn some new skills, find a new hobby or are you just looking for something different? Why not register for any of a large selection of evening, night and part-time courses available now in Kilkenny?

We have compiled a comprehensive selection of courses available in the following categories:

• Business
• Arts & Social Science
• Languages
• Computers & IT
• Health & Medicine
  and more…

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE | EVENING & PART TIME COURSES IN KILKENNY FOR 2010

If any of the listed courses below are not quite what you are looking for you do have more options outside of Kilkenny. Options include distance learning colleges such as Kilroy’s College and third-level institutions such as Carlow IT, Waterford IT and Tipperary IT.

Do you know about some courses in Kilkenny that we don’t know about? Tell us!
Also, would you like to see another similar article with the topic of full-time courses available in Kilkenny?

Contact James at
james@onlinekilkenny.com

Empower Colleges, Kilkenny

• www.empowercolleges.ie
• info@empowercolleges.ie

Business and Finance

• Facilitation Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Start Your Own Business
• Supervisory Management FETAC Level 6

Childcare

• Advanced Supervision in Childcare FETAC Level 6
  
• Certificate in Childcare FETAC Level 5
  
• Child Protection Workshop
• Infection Control Workshop
• Montessori Teaching Diploma
• Paediatric First Aid

Coaching & Psychology

• Child Psychology
• Life and Personal Coaching Diploma
• MA in NLP & Coaching

Customer service

• Customer Service
• Front Office Reception Skills
• Secretarial Management

Distance learning

• Certificate in Business Management
• Certificate in Coaching
• Child Development
  
• Diploma in Marketing
• Distance Learning Advanced Supervision in Childcare
  
• Distance Learning Child Psychology
• Early Childhood Programmes
  
• Postgraduate Diploma in Online Marketing
• Social and Legal Issues in Childcare
  
• Supervision in Childcare
  

Health & Safety

• Health and Safety
• Manual Handling
• Occupational First Aid

Healthcare

• Certificate in Healthcare Support FETAC Level 5
  
• Gerontology Certificate FETAC Level 6
  

Train the Trainer

• Train The Trainer FETAC Level 6

Genesis Business College, Kilkenny

• www.genesisbusinesscollege.net
• twitter.com/genesisbusiness
• Kilkenny@genesisbusinesscollege.net

• Microsoft Office Applications plus ECDL
• Office 2007 Courses
• Secretarial Skills including Medical and Legal Secretarial Diplomas
• Keyboard Skills, Typing, Shorthand
• Web Design
• Business Skills
• Business Studies
• Payroll
• Book-Keeping, Sage Accounts
• Frontline Supervisory Skills
• Marketing Communications
• Childcare Training Course, Special Needs Assistant

Kilkenny College of Beauty Therapy

• www.kilkennycbt.com
• info@kilkennycbt.com

• Beauty Specialist Diploma
• Epilation Diploma
• Body Therapy Diploma
• Diet & Nutrition Diploma
• Anatomy, Physiology & Holistic Massage Diploma
• Indian Head Massage Diploma

NUI Maynooth (Kilkenny Campus)

• kilkenny.nuim.ie
• kilkenny.campus@nuim.ie

• Addiction Studies
• Counselling
• Creative Writing for Publication
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Spanish

• Culture & Society
• People, Place & Heritage

• NUI Certificate in Adult Guidance Theory & Practice
• NUI Certificate in Training & Continuing Education

• B.A (Local/ Community Studies) & BA (Community Studies)

• Postgraduate Certificate in Irish Public Policy & Community Studies
• Postgraduate Cert. in Regional and Global Influences on Community Policy-Making
• MA in Public Policy & Community Studies

• Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Adult and Community Education
• Postgraduate Certificate in Power & Development in Adult and Community Education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Adult and Community Education
• MEd in Adult and Community Education

Ormonde College/ VEC Evening Courses

• www.kilkennyvec.ie
• aaed@indigo.ie
• Prospectus (PDF)

• (Mon) Reflexology/Head Massage (€90)
• (Mon) Mosaics (€90)
• (Mon) Fashion Design & Alterations (€90)
• (Mon) Upholstery/Textiles (€90)
• (Mon) Watercolours (€90)
• (Mon) Italian (Beginners) (€90)
• (Mon) Interior Design (€90)
• (Mon) Low Maintenance Gardening (7 weeks) (€80)
• (Mon) Basic Family Cookery/ (6 weeks) (€70)
• (Tue) Digital Photography (6 weeks) (€70)
• (Tue) Dressmaking (€90)
• (Tue) Guitar (€90)
• (Tue) Cooking from Around the World (6 weeks) (€70)
• (Tue) Floristry (7 weeks) (€80)
• (Tue) Public Speaking/Speech Delivery (€90)
• (Tue) Introduction to Computers/Email/Internet (€90)
• (Tue) Wine Tasting & Appreciation (6 weeks) (€80)
• (Tue) Woodturning (€100)
• (Tue) Beauty Therapy & Makeup (€90)
• (Tue) Dog Grooming & Pet Care (€90)
• (Tue) Spanish/Beginners (€90)
• (Tue) Sign Language/Beginners (€90)
• (Tue) Aerobics n’ Tone (€55)
• (Tue) Art Portfolio Preparation (€90)
• (Wed) Digital Photography/Advanced (6 weeks) (€70)
• (Wed) Spanish/Intermediate (€90)
• (Wed) Introduction to Printmaking & Mixed Media (6 weeks) (€70)
• (Wed) Sign Language/Advanced (€90)
• (Wed) Pottery (€90)
• (Wed) Yoga (7.30-8.30pm) (€45)
• (Wed) Yoga (8.30-9.30pm) (€45)
• (Wed) Pilates/Beginners (7 weeks, 7.30-8.30pm) (€45)
• (Wed) Pilates/Intermediate (7 weeks, 8.30-9.30pm) (€45)
• (Wed) Intermediate Computers/Email/Internet (€90)
• FETAC Level 4 Exercise & Fitness (€155 plus Exam Fees)

Pitman Training, Kilkenny

• www.pitman-training.ie
• ireland@pitman-training.ie

• Audio Transcription (FETAC)
• Data Entry (FETAC)
• Manual & Computerised Payroll (FETAC)
• Spreadsheets (FETAC)
• Text Production (FETAC)
• Word Processing (FETAC)

• Advanced Accounts Diploma
• Business IT Diploma
• Business IT Diploma with HR
• Business IT Diploma with Marketing and PR
• Business IT Diploma with Web Design
• ECDL Studies Diploma
• Executive PA Diploma
• Executive Plus Diploma
• Fast-Track Microsoft Skills Diploma
• Foundation in Finance Diploma
• Introduction to Office Skills Diploma
• Legal Secretarial Diploma
• Medical Secretarial Diploma
• Microsoft Office Plus Diploma
• Receptionist Diploma
• Secretarial Diploma

• CompTIA A+ Certification
• MCP Certification
• MCSA Certification
• MCSE Certification
• Network + (N+ Certification)

• Access 2000 Proficient
• Access 2003 Proficient
• Audio Transcriptions Level 1
• Audio Transcriptions Level 2
• Basic Book-keeping
• Business Document Production
• Communication at work
• Create, manage and integrate files
• Dreamweaver 4.0 Advanced
• Dreamweaver 4.0 Introduction
• Dreamweaver V8
• Effective Business Communication
• Excel 2000 Expert
• Excel 2000 Proficient
• Excel 2003 Expert
• Excel 2003 Proficient
• Excel 2007 Part 1
• Faster Keyboarding Part 1
• Faster Keyboarding Part 2
• Final Accounts I
• Final Accounts II
• FrontPage 2000
• Get into… Journalism
• Get into… Marketing
• Get into… Personnel
• Get into… PR
• GO… Make A Difference
• Health & Safety
• Internet Skills
• Introduction to HTML
• Keyboard Speed Development
• Legal Secretary – An Introduction
• Legal Secretary – Civil Litigation
• Legal Secretary – Criminal Law
• Legal Secretary – Family Law
• Legal Secretary – Wills and Probate
• Mail Merge using Word 2003
• Mail Merge using Word 2007
• Medical Audio Transcription
• Medical Secretary – An Introduction
• Numeric Data Entry
• Office 2007… Fast! Part 1
• Office 2007… Fast! Part 2
• Outlook 2000
• Outlook 2003 Proficient
• Outlook 2007
• Payroll 2009 – Manual & Computerised Course
• PC Basics
• Photoshop 6.0 Introduction
• Powerpoint 2000 Proficient
• Powerpoint 2003 Proficient
• Powerpoint 2007
• Publisher 2000
• Publisher 2003
• Purchase Ledger
• Sage Line 50 Version 12
• Sales Ledger
• Shorthand Speed Development
• Teeline Refresher Course
• Teeline Shorthand For Beginners
• Typing – Typaz Professional
• Typing Course – Computer Keyboard Skills
• Typing Extension – Stages 1, 2 and 3
• Windows XP
• Word 2000 Expert
• Word 2000 Proficient
• Word 2003 Expert
• Word 2003 Proficient
• Word 2007 Part 1

Spanglish, Educational and Cultural Centre

• spanglishkilkenny.webs.com
• twitter.com/Spanglishkk
• www.facebook.com/Spanglish-Kilkenny
• spanglishkilkenny@yahoo.ie

• Spanish Lessons (Beginners, intermediate & advanced)
• Conversation Course
  

Contact James at
james@onlinekilkenny.com

A few words from Spanglish – Educational and Cultural Centre, Kilkenny

Spanglish is born to cover the demand of certain educational services in Kilkenny, meant to suit a broad range of the community, committing to a quality and inexpensive service to stand out from other similar services that can be found around. We are adapted to the times we live in. For that reason our main concern is to provide a quality service, promoting the value of environmental and social sustainability.

Given the current economic situation; it becomes even more important than ever to improve our CVs to adapt to the competitive employment market. It is important to stress that learning another language is essential in the global economy, and Spanish is the language in greatest expansion. The number of students choosing Spanish for their Junior and Leaving Cert has increased significantly and the demand of learning Spanish has augmented as well for the number of people choosing Spain as a destination not just for their holidays but for their retirement too. We are offering Spanish lessons that suit every need. We have groups for Junior and Leaving Cert, and for adults and children, divided by levels. We also offer a three month course for beginners and a conversation course as well.

It is important to remark that Spanglish provides all materials necessary for the courses, so you do not need to buy any books.  We give the students our own printed material when needed, but we work based on an interactive methodology, using the game as a didactic resource, and proposing different types of activities to promote listening and speaking skills. In the special case of the Junior and Leaving cert, we don’t base our classes on a specific book either, since we have in our own records the different books used by the schools to compliment and reinforce what is explained in there.

Moreover we offer a creativity workshop through recycling materials. The conventional artistic activities normally lead to the purchase of expensive material. We want to promote the values of reusing and recycling, not just as a means of saving money, but as an alternative to the fierce consumerism of recent years, and as a sincere commitment to the environment. Moreover, the scheduled time at 12 on Saturday mornings gives parents some time for doing their own business!

And there will be even more activities to come to Spanglish!

The location of Spanglish is the Abbey Business Centre, in the heart of the city, with very good parking facilities nearby. What else could you ask for? If you are not convinced yet, come to visit us at our office in Unit 2 Abbey Business Centre, Abbey Street, Kilkenny. You can also visit our web site www.spanglishkilkenny.webs.com or contact us by phone (0863563306) or email (spanglishkilkenny@yahoo.ie). We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We can now with the help of a virtual globe, such as Google Earth. Here are a few images of Kilkenny that we captured earlier. We recommend you try out the free Google Earth and you can see Kilkenny from above for yourself. Click on the image to view a larger version. Images below include aerial images of the center of Kilkenny, Kilkenny Castle and Nowlan Park.

Have you got a laptop, iPhone, ipod Touch or some other wireless internet enable device? If so, you can pick up free internet on the go in Kilkenny. It’s very easy, just search for the network and conect!

Here’s a list of the current free & paid WIFI locations in Kilkenny.
The date represents the last known date of it’s listed status.

• Bollard’s Bar and Bistro, Kieran St. Kilkenny.
• Breathnach’s, John St. Kilkenny.
• Café Sol, William St. Kilkenny.
• Chez Pierre, Parliament St. Kilkenny.
  
• Clubhouse Hotel, Patrick St. Kilkenny.
• Crotty’s Coffee House, High St. Kilkenny.
• Daly’s B&B, John St. Kilkenny.
• Hibernian Hotel, Ormonde St. Kilkenny. (FREE, 08/4/09)
• Hotel Kilkenny, Callan Rd. Kilkenny.
• Inglewood Hotel, Patrick St. Kilkenny.
  
• Kilkenny Café, Market Cross SC, Kilkenny. (FREE, 16/3/09)
  
• Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St. Kilkenny. (FREE, 17/3/09)
• Kyteler’s Inn, Kieran St. Kilkenny.
• Lacken House, Dublin Rd. Kilkenny.
  
• Lawlor’s Pub, John St. Kilkenny.
• MacDonagh Junction, Dublin Rd. Kilkenny. (FREE, 19/3/09)
• McDonald’s Kilkenny, Upper Patrick St. Kilkenny.
• Mount Juliet Hotel, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny.
• Mug Shot, James St. Kilkenny. (FREE, 10/5/09)
• Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Rd. Kilkenny.
• Paris Texas, High St. Kilkenny.
• Rafter Dempsey’s, Friary St. Kilkenny.
• Rivercourt Hotel, John St. Kilkenny.
• Springhill Court Hotel, Waterford Rd. Kilkenny.
• The Gravevine, Rose Inn St. Kilkenny. (FREE as a customer, 01/9/09)

We’ll try and update the above list shortly about which internet connections are reliable, which are not, which connection is free and which you have to pay for, so keep checking back to this post regularly to view updates.

Please feel free to inform us about the conditions/prices of any of the above locations to help us update our lists.