Today marks our second day in the Kilkenny area. We're staying at the Lacus Farm B&B, which is a great place to stay. In addition to the beauty of the area, the owners, Anne-Marie and Mark, go out of their way to be hospitable. In addition to making us a nice breakfast, Anne-Marie washed and dried our clothes.
After breakfast, we set out for the Dunmore Cave, north of Kilkenny. The cave has some interesting history. In the year 987, a group of Vikings attacked communities in the area and killed 1,000 people. Many people took refuge in the cave. The Vikings followed them in and took many out as slaves. Some of the women and children remained hidden in the cave. The Vikings lit a huge bonfire which consumed the oxygen in the cave and the women and children perished.
After a nice tour of the cave (with the oxygen level back to normal), we went to Kilkenny Castle for a tour. It's amazing how old these places are. The castle was around long before the United States was established.
By this time, Nancy, George and Grace were getting a bit tired so I dropped them off at the B&B for a napand did some touring on my own. I stopped in at the Mt. Juliet golf course which was designed by Jack Nicklaus. It's a gorgeous course way out in the middle of nowhere but there seemed to be plenty of people around. Next, I visited the Jerpoint Abbey, which has been around since 1180 A.D. It too has a lot of interesting history. I was able to get in on aone hour tour. I continued my touring around by visiting the Kilree tower and cross.
I was starting to feel guilty about doing all this touring on my won, so I went back to the B&B, picked up the gang, and we went into town for dinner at a Chinese Restaurant. It was very good, But have you ever gone to a Chinese Restaurant where you actually eat all the food instead of taking some out? I guess we worked up an appetite. After dinner, I showedeveryone the golf course then went and explored some more ruins known as the Kell Priory.
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