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Kilfenora

Kilfenora (Cill Fhionnúrach, "Church of the Fertile Hillside") is a tiny village in County Clare in Ireland. It's the most northern of a string of little places, also described here, as the road leaves the low country at Corofin and climbs the valley through Kilnaboy and Leamaneh. North of Kilfenora is the stark limestone scenery of The Burren, which is the main reason to visit.

Get in
By car from Ennis (35 km) head north on N85, join N67 at Ennistymon, then right onto R481. From Galway (70 km), head south on N67 through Ballyvaughan to Lisdoonvarna then turn left onto R476.

Bus Éireann 333 runs from Ennis via Corofin and Lemenagh Castle, taking 40 min to, and continuing west to Ennistymon, Lahinch, Milltown Malbay, Spanish Point, Quilty, Doonbeg and Kilkee. There are four M-Sa and two on Sunday.

Get around
Kilfenora is a tiny place and a short walk will exhaust its delights. You need wheels to explore The Burren to the north and east.

See

 * Ballyshanny Castle: you're doing well if you can spot it, 600 m north along the lane towards Lisdoonvarna. It began as a ringfort then the O'Briens built a tower house, now well-ruined amidst the shrubs.
 * is a ring-fort 50 m in diameter with a chevaux de frise - a defensive barrier of sharp upturned rocks. Its age is uncertain but similar structures have been dated to circa 1000 BC.
 * is a gaunt ruin along R476 the lane from Corofin, 5 km east of Kilfenora. It's unsafe to enter and on private land, so just admire the facade from the lane.
 * is a hamlet along the road from Corofin, 10 km east of Kilfenora. The ruined 11th-century church has a "Sheila-na-Gig" (a lewd fertility symbol) and a round tower. The area is dotted with prehistoric sites, such as Parknabinnia, Tullycommon and Slievenaglasha wedge tombs.
 * (not to be confused with Corofin near Tuam in County Galway) is a small village where the road from Ennis leaves the lush plains to head into the bleak limestone hills. Inchiquin Castle is a ruin on the lakeside to the northwest. The main reason to linger is the genealogy centre in the former St Catherine's church (see "Do"). The Cross Inneenboy, a 12th century boundary post, has been moved here leaving a replica on its site north of Kilnaboy.
 * Dysert O'Dea Castle: see Ennis for this and other sights south of Corofin.
 * (not to be confused with Corofin near Tuam in County Galway) is a small village where the road from Ennis leaves the lush plains to head into the bleak limestone hills. Inchiquin Castle is a ruin on the lakeside to the northwest. The main reason to linger is the genealogy centre in the former St Catherine's church (see "Do"). The Cross Inneenboy, a 12th century boundary post, has been moved here leaving a replica on its site north of Kilnaboy.
 * Dysert O'Dea Castle: see Ennis for this and other sights south of Corofin.

Do

 * Look up your Irish ancestors. From 1864 all births, marriages and deaths in Ireland (and Protestant marriages from 1845) were recorded by the General Register Office in Dublin. You can search it online free; there's a charge for copying certificates. Before then, such events were recorded only in parish church registers, of variable completeness, and many have been lost; however others have been digitised. One good set of records is for County Clare, available via the Heritage & Genealogy Centre in Corofin. Their pre-1864 sources include births and marriages from the county's RC parish churches from the 17th century, property records from 1825, newspaper "hatches matches & dispatches" columns from 1799, Wills, trial verdicts, workhouse denizens and tombstone epitaphs. Visit in person or commission research from them.

Sleep

 * Vaughan's (see Drink) has accommodation, formerly the Kilfenora Hostel.
 * Murphy's Ait Aoibhinn B&B is on Main St, +353 65 708 8040.
 * Smithstown or Ballynagowan Castle is a 16th century tower house 4 km west of Kilfenora. It's available for self-catering lets, sleeps 8.

Connect
As of July 2020, you'll manage a mobile call in Kilfenora with all Irish carriers, but not 4G. 5G has not yet reached this area.

Go next
Ballyvaughan
 * Northwest to Lisdoonvarna and Doolin for the Cliffs of Moher and boats to the Aran Islands.
 * Southwest to scenic Ennistymon and Lahinch.
 * East past Leamaneh and Corofin towards the historic surrounds of Ennis.
 * Branch north at Leamaneh to cross the wild Burren, with many prehistoric sites, to Ballyvaughan on Galway Bay.

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Kilgore

Kilgore is in the Central Piney Woods region of East Texas. Home to slightly less than 13,000 residents, Kilgore is often identified as the "Oil Capital of East Texas", due to its proximity near the center of the vast East Texas Oilfield. Residents are proud of their heritage, and evidence of the city's prominence in petroleum production is widespread and accentuated throughout Kilgore.

Get in
The nearest airports serving the area around Kilgore are Tyler Pounds Regional Airport, and Longview East Texas Regional Airport. However, Kilgore is easily accessible via automobile, and maintains a bus station which serves Greyhound Bus Lines.

Get around
Kilgore is just south of the junction of US Highway 259 and IH20, and at the junctions of Texas Highways 31 and 42. US 259 is the city's main thoroughfare; most places of note and interest lie within a few blocks of it. Kilgore's historic (and revitalized) downtown area is easily accessed from Kilgore Street, one of the city's major east-west streets. The side streets can tend to be on the rough side, typical for a small East Texas town, but all are passable in essentially any automobile.

Buy
There are antique and curio shops in downtown Kilgore. If you have time and money to spend, they're worth browsing through. You never know what you may run across. Oilfield mementos of all shapes and sizes are readily available all over town.

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Kilgore (disambiguation)

There's more than one place called Kilgore:

United States of America

 * Kilgore - a city in Texas
 * Kilgore (Idaho)
 * Kilgore (Nebraska) - a village in Cherry County, North Central Nebraska

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Kilkee

Kilkee (Cill Chaoi, "Church of Chaoineadh Ita – lamentation for Ita") is a small town in County Clare in the west of Ireland. It was the seaside resort of Limerick in Victorian times, when wealthy merchants families retired here for the whole summer season, and built the many substantial summer houses that are now small hotels and guesthouses. Kilkee is world famous for its bathing facilities. It has one of the safest beaches anywhere and has wonderful natural rock pools called the Pollock Holes which are a huge attraction. It is also known for great walks along its cliffs.

Get in
The main road N68 branches off M18 at Ennis and runs west via Kilrush to Kilkee. N67 is the scenic coast road, winding from the north of the county through Lahinch.

Bus Éireann 336 runs from Ennis via Kilrush to Kilkee, taking 75 min. There are six M-Sa and three on Sunday.

is on Gratten St.

Local Link Bus R337 runs from Ennis to the Shannon Ferry pier at Killimer then continues to Kilrush, with 3 M-Sa and two on Sunday. It doesn't reach Kilkee.

The Shannon Ferry (https://www.shannonferries.com/) takes vehicles between and Tarbert in County Kerry.

Get around
You need wheels: a bike will do, though Loop Head is a long pedal against a stiff breeze.

Local Link Bus 339 runs twice M-F from Kilrush to Kilkee, Querrin, Doonaha, Carrigaholt, Cross, Kilbaha, Loop Head lighthouse and back to Kilkee and Kilrush. That gives you four hours at Loop Head.

A combination of buses 335, 336 and 339 means a connection between Kilkee and Kilrush every hour or two M-Sa, taking 15 min; only four on Sunday.

See

 * look out over sea stacks and the islet of Illaunonearaun.
 * (Carraig an Chabhaltaigh, "Rock of the Fleet") on the Shannon coast is where seven ships of the Spanish Armada took shelter in 1588. There's a scenic main street and the ruin of a 15th-century castle. Dolphin-watching boat trips sail from the village April-Oct. Long Dock pub has stone walls, a roaring fire and excellent fresh-landed fish. Morrisey's, Carmody's and Keane's are three other good bars.
 * (Cill Bheathach, "Church of the Birches") is a tiny village further west. The villagers worked as pilots for ships entering the estuary: in 1873 five drowned when their pilot boat was overwhelmed in high seas. One km east, "The Grave of the Yellow Men" marks another 19th-century tragedy at sea, but the historical event is not known. Keating's is the village pub and restaurant; the Lighthouse Inn has closed down.
 * near Kilbaha on the Atlantic coast is a great natural arch.
 * has stiff breezes, great views and a lighthouse.
 * Attractions east of Kilkee are the West Clare Railway, the village of Kilrush and Scattery Island.

 * is recreated at Moyasta on N67. This notoriously unreliable railway was a 3-ft (914-mm) narrow gauge, operating 1887-1961. Built to revive the local economy after the Famine, it meandered from Ennis through the fields to Milltown Malbay and Moyasta junction, where one branch continued to Kilrush pier and another to Kilkee. In 1896 the entertainer Percy French successfully sued it for making him very late for a show. And when he arrived late for the court hearing, that too was because "I took the West Clare Railway here, your Honour". All that remains of the line is 2 km of track at Moyasta junction, worked by original 0-6-2T steam locomotive Slieve Callan; others are under restoration. The railway aims to open Sunday afternoons May-Sept but, upholding the tradition, it's altogether unreliable.
 * (Inis Cathaighis) is uninhabited and has a lighthouse, a ruined monastery, an Irish round tower and the remains of a Napoleonic-era gun battery. St Sennan (488-560) was born in Kilrush, founded churches in Ireland, Brittany and Cornwall (hence Sennan Cove), became bishop, and founded the monastery here. The island is reached by boat trips from Kilrush, usually twice a day in summer but dependent on weather and tides. Nearby Hog Island is just farmland, as are the islands in the Fergus estuary near the airport.
 * Northeast of Kilkee the road follows the coast.

Do

 * Kilkee beach is a wide horseshoe shaped bay. It is widely regarded as one of the safest beaches in Ireland because of its enclosed shape. To the south, in the flat rocks, are a number of natural swimming pools, refreshed with sea water at high tide, and known locally as 'Pollock Holes'.
 * Scuba diving: snorkel or shore-dive in Kilkee from Duggerna Rocks and Myles Creek west side of the bay, or boat-dive Black Rocks. Oceanlife Dive Centre is north end of the bay. Famously Jacques Cousteau said Kilkee was one of the top three dive spots in the world is in his opinion. There a vast amount of wonderful rock formations and marine life to be seen.
 * There's a good walk north from the bay past Kilkee golf course to Corbally Cliff, Byrne's Cove and George's Head. Byrne's Cove was famous for many years as an all-male bathing spot where men could swim naked, but that has ended.
 * Kilkee Waterworld is an indoor pool containing water slides and a lazy river, popular with children.
 * Water sports including lessons for children are available at high season provided by Nevsail Watersports.
 * There is a cultural centre, called Culturlann Sweeny, which combines an extensive library with an art gallery and theatre where concerts and plays are regularly held.

Buy

 * Kilkee has several good convenience stores and most things can be bought locally. There are two pharmacies, a hardware, several gift shops as well as a bank and post office.

Eat

 * Naughtons Bar and Restaurant, O Curry Street
 * Pollock and Porter, O Connell Street
 * Happy Harbour Chinese Restaurant, O Curry Street
 * Diamond Rocks Cafe and Restaurant, West End Kilkee
 * Lir Restaurant at Kilkee Golf Club, East End Kilkee
 * The Pier Restaurant at Bayview Hotel, O Connell Street
 * Restaurant at the Royal Marine Hotel and Apartments
 * Kilkee Bay Hotel Restaurant Kilrush Road
 * Stella Maris Restaurant O Connell Street Kilkee

Drink

 * O'Mara's Bar on O'Curry Street sometimes has trad music but is mostly the place for a quiet pint.
 * Hickie's Bar is in Bay View Hotel, see.
 * The Central Bar, O Curry Street. Very busy all-day pub.
 * Marrinan's Bar, long established family owned pub popular with locals and visitors alike.
 * The Greyhound Bar, a well restored old pub in O Curry Street. Standing room only at busy times
 * Murphy's Bar, The Square. small but busy old worlde type pub with nooks and crannies with larger back bar.

Sleep

 * Collins Caravan Park is east edge of Kilkee village as you approach from Kilrush.
 * Royal Marine Hotel and Apartments, 1 Circular Road Kilkee. Newly refurbished hotel in the very centre of Kilkee with good bar and restaurant facilities.
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Connect
As of July 2020, you might manage a mobile call with Eir or Three in Kilkee, but not 4G, and there's no signal from Vodafone.

Go next

 * The obvious tour route is northeast along the coast to Lahinch, the Cliffs of Moher, Doolin and the Burren, and eventually to Galway.
 * The Shannon coast east leads to Ennis, with a collection of ruined abbeys, then to the airport and touristy Bunratty.
 * For city attractions head to historic Limerick.

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Kilkenny

Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 26,512 in 2016. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. It's a lively small city with a rich cultural heritage and lots of visitor facilities, mostly on the west bank of the River Nore.

Understand
Kilkenny in Irish is Cill Chainnigh, the church of Cainnech or Canice (515-600 AD), and the first settlement grew up in the 6th century around what is now St Canice Cathedral. It was seized by the Normans in 1170, led by Richard de Clare or "Strongbow"; he built the fortress which became the castle. The ford across the River Nore was replaced by a bridge and medieval Kilkenny developed as three districts each protected by their own walls: High Town around the castle, Irish Town around the cathedral, and St Johns on the east bank of the river.

The English Tudors strengthened their grip on Ireland by "plantations" - colonies of loyal English and Scots (mostly Protestant) to keep the natives in check. Irish resentment flared into rebellion in 1641. Rebellion was crushed in Dublin and Ulster but gained strength elsewhere, and led to the de facto state of Confederate Ireland. This controlled two-thirds of the country, and Kilkenny was its capital. It had a governing Assembly, minted coins and levied taxes; it was continuously at war but backed with money and weapons by friendly Catholic nations, especially by the Pope. Nominally however it was not independent, but Royalist in support of the deposed King Charles I. In 1650 a man called Oliver Cromwell arrived outside the city walls of Kilkenny to discuss the finer constitutional points of this stance, and when he'd done discussing, the walls and city were rubble and Ireland wasn't a Confederacy any more.

The city was rebuilt, with the castle becoming an ornamental "chateau", and 18th / 19th century industries developed such as brewing, textiles and dairy-processing. Many buildings were faced with "Kilkenny Marble", a dark grey limestone quarried locally, which takes a polish. The place was little disturbed in later conflicts; the railway arrived in 1848, and the beginnings of tourism. This focuses on the "Medieval Mile" between castle and cathedral, and the castle stables have been converted into arts and craft shops.

Although Kilkenny is the county town, it's a shibboleth to refer to it as a "town". It has a cathedral and King James I proclaimed it a city in 1609, but there's no distinction under modern local government legislation. Kilkenny's interesting mix of old and new means that it does indeed feel like a compact city rather than a large town.

By plane
Dublin is a good choice for its wide range of flights, competitive fares, and good onward public transport.

Cork is another possibility but has fewer flights.

By train
Trains from Dublin Heuston take 90 min to Kilkenny via Newbridge, Kildare, Athy, Carlow and Bagenalstown, and continue south to Thomastown and Waterford (another 30 min). There are seven M-Sa and four on Sunday. A single might be €15, see Irish Rail for timetables and fares.

is central, enter from the south off Dublin Rd. Don't go into MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, there's no passageway to the station from that side. It's named for Thomas MacDonagh (1878-1916), one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising. The station is wheelchair friendly and has a left luggage facility.

By bus
Dublin Coach M9 runs every couple of hours daily from Dublin Bachelor's Walk (not Busáras) and Red Cow P&R to Kilkenny (1 hr 45 min) and continues to Waterford, Dungarvan and Cork.

JJ Kavanagh Bus 736 usually bypasses Kilkenny, but one run per day links Dublin airport and city centre, Carlow, Kilkenny and Waterford.

Bernard Kavanagh Bus 817 runs once a day from Dublin Eden Quay, Heuston and Red Cow via Naas, Kilcullen and Athy, taking 2 hr 20 min to Kilkenny.

Bus Éireann 73 crosses the Midlands from Athlone via Tullamore, Portlaoise and Carlow to Kilkenny, and continues to Thomastown and Waterford. There are two M-Sa and one on Sunday.

Bus 882 runs once M-Sa from New Ross via Thomastown to Kilkenny. Otherwise you have to backtrack via Waterford.

Michael Kilbride Bus 881 runs twice M-Sa from Graignamanagh, taking an hour via Borris, Goresbridge and Gowran.

The rival bus companies use different stopping points in Kilkenny, but they're all close to the railway station.

By car
From Dublin take N7 west - the first section to Naas hasn't been upgraded to motorway yet - then follow M7 to M9, leave at Junction 8 for N10 into town. Reckon an hour.

From Carlow or Waterford it's a straight run on M9.

From Cork take M8; at Cahir follow N24 through Clonmel then N76 for Kilkenny.

Get around
Walk is the best way to get around this compact city; see "Do" for walking tours. You need wheels for outlying sights such as Kells Priory, Dunmore Cave and Gowran racetrack. There are cycle paths on the main roads within the city, and designated lock-up points in the centre.

Kilkenny doesn't have a Park & Ride so bringing a car here means looking for parking. Car parks just off High Street are Ormonde Street multi-storey near its south end, and Market Cross north on Parliament St. There's also Market Yard near John's Bridge, and Park Rite garage by the railway station.

By bus: City Direct operate two cross-city bus routes, both daily every 30-60 min:
 * KK1 runs north-south, from N77 roundabout in the north via city centre and railway station to Loughboy Retail Park south.
 * KK2 runs east-west, from Purcellsinch east via city centre and railway station to St Luke's Hospital west.

The cash fare (as of March 2021) is €2 adult and €1.20 child; by TFI Leap Card it's €1.40 adult and 84c child.

Route maps, including stop locations, are posted on the TFI website.

Taxis are available throughout the city, with ranks at the railway station and many other spots.

Fares are nationally regulated and taxis must use the meter. As of March 2021, fares M-Sa 08:00 to 20:00 are €3.80 flagfall then €1.14-1.50 per km, 20:00 to 08:00 and Sunday €4.20 flagfall then €1.45-1.80 per km. In slow traffic or if asked to wait they charge by the minute, 40-50 cents. The main operators are Martin Butler Kilkenny Taxi (+353 87 7777 677) and Sevens Taxi (+353 56 777 7777).

Useful to know when trying to hail one in a downpour: Saint Fiacre of Breuil (600 – 670) probably governed his first monastery nearby at Bennetsbridge, before moving to France, becoming the patron saint of taxi-drivers, and giving his name to the fiacre carriage.

City centre
Most sights are along the "Medieval Mile" from The Parade (Kilkenny Castle & Design Centre), up High St (Tholsel, Hole in the Wall & Medieval Mile Museum), onto Parliament St (Rothe House & Smithwicks Brewery) and into Irishtown (St Canice's Cathedral).
 * The Castle Gardens are an extensive woodland park, free to stroll anytime. The canal is their northern boundary, another pleasant strolling area. This was built from 1755 to bypass a non-navigable stretch of the river but was never completed.
 * Butler House on Patrick St near the castle is now an upscale hotel, see Sleep.
 * The Courthouse on Parliament St (opposite Rothe House) is built over "Grace's Old Castle" of 1210. That was owned by the powerful de Gras, later Grace, family and morphed into a residence and later the county jail and courtroom. It was still in use as the town "nick" or bridewell until 1946, and today houses the Circuit and District Courts. Just admire the exterior, you can't go in unless you're already in trouble.
 * Butler House on Patrick St near the castle is now an upscale hotel, see Sleep.
 * The Courthouse on Parliament St (opposite Rothe House) is built over "Grace's Old Castle" of 1210. That was owned by the powerful de Gras, later Grace, family and morphed into a residence and later the county jail and courtroom. It was still in use as the town "nick" or bridewell until 1946, and today houses the Circuit and District Courts. Just admire the exterior, you can't go in unless you're already in trouble.
 * The Courthouse on Parliament St (opposite Rothe House) is built over "Grace's Old Castle" of 1210. That was owned by the powerful de Gras, later Grace, family and morphed into a residence and later the county jail and courtroom. It was still in use as the town "nick" or bridewell until 1946, and today houses the Circuit and District Courts. Just admire the exterior, you can't go in unless you're already in trouble.
 * The Courthouse on Parliament St (opposite Rothe House) is built over "Grace's Old Castle" of 1210. That was owned by the powerful de Gras, later Grace, family and morphed into a residence and later the county jail and courtroom. It was still in use as the town "nick" or bridewell until 1946, and today houses the Circuit and District Courts. Just admire the exterior, you can't go in unless you're already in trouble.
 * The Courthouse on Parliament St (opposite Rothe House) is built over "Grace's Old Castle" of 1210. That was owned by the powerful de Gras, later Grace, family and morphed into a residence and later the county jail and courtroom. It was still in use as the town "nick" or bridewell until 1946, and today houses the Circuit and District Courts. Just admire the exterior, you can't go in unless you're already in trouble.
 * The Slips are the medieval alleys perpendicular to High Street. The best example is Butter Slip next to the Tholsel, leading down to St Kieran's St. Built in 1616, it was the market for butter vendors.
 * The Hole in the Wall is an arts venue and former tavern within a 1582 townhouse, occasionally open for tours. It's off High St facing St Mary's Lane, just south of the Tholsel.
 * built in 1207 is the only remaining bastion of the city walls. It's been restored but you can't go in. It's on Lower New St, corner with Ormonde Rd.
 * was founded in 1782 at what is now St Mary's Cathedral; the present grand Gothic building on College Rd was erected 1811-45. It was a seminary until 1994 and is now a secondary school. The buildings are private but you can admire the exterior.
 * built in 1207 is the only remaining bastion of the city walls. It's been restored but you can't go in. It's on Lower New St, corner with Ormonde Rd.
 * was founded in 1782 at what is now St Mary's Cathedral; the present grand Gothic building on College Rd was erected 1811-45. It was a seminary until 1994 and is now a secondary school. The buildings are private but you can admire the exterior.

Further out

 * has the ruins of a medieval church. It's 14 km west of the city.
 * is a village 6 km south of the city where the main sight is the bridge itself, built early 19th century. There is a loop walk called Gorman's Loop signposted from the church side of the village (across the bridge coming from Kilkenny).
 * Kilree 2 km south of Kells Priory has a Round Tower and High Cross.
 * has a Norman Motte-and-bailey and the ruin of an Augustinian Friary. 500 m west of village centre on R695 is the childhood home of Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers. It's open M-F 10:00-17:00, Sa 10:00-14:00. Find more of his legacy in Waterford.
 * is a little village 10 km east of Kilkenny. The main sight is St Mary's Collegiate Church, part ruin, part restored and in use. It was founded in 1312 over a pre-Christian site - the Ogham stone is 3rd / 4th century. A "collegiate church" doesn't have a permanent priest, but staff at the seminary take turns. Gowran Castle dates from 1713 and was restored in 2013, it's a private residence. Gowran Park is a racecourse 500 m south of the village, with both flat racing and National Hunt.
 * Shankill Castle: see Bagenalstown for this fine mansion and gardens at Paulstown.
 * has a Norman Motte-and-bailey and the ruin of an Augustinian Friary. 500 m west of village centre on R695 is the childhood home of Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers. It's open M-F 10:00-17:00, Sa 10:00-14:00. Find more of his legacy in Waterford.
 * is a little village 10 km east of Kilkenny. The main sight is St Mary's Collegiate Church, part ruin, part restored and in use. It was founded in 1312 over a pre-Christian site - the Ogham stone is 3rd / 4th century. A "collegiate church" doesn't have a permanent priest, but staff at the seminary take turns. Gowran Castle dates from 1713 and was restored in 2013, it's a private residence. Gowran Park is a racecourse 500 m south of the village, with both flat racing and National Hunt.
 * Shankill Castle: see Bagenalstown for this fine mansion and gardens at Paulstown.

Do

 * What's on? - tune into KCLR on 96 FM for news and events, or read Kilkenny People or Kilkenny Now.
 * Riverside walks follow the west bank of the Nore, upstream for 6 km to the weir, and downstream for 11 km to Maddockstown.
 * Riverside walks follow the west bank of the Nore, upstream for 6 km to the weir, and downstream for 11 km to Maddockstown.

Tours

 * Ormonde Language Tours Kilkenny offers walking tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German. Each tour starts on the parade and lasts two hours. The price is €12 per person. Prebooking via the website is essential.
 * Kilkenny City Tours pootle around town in a black and amber road train, Mar-Oct 10:00-17:00, taking 25 min and starting from the Parade outside the Castle.
 * Kilkenny Walking Tours are hour-long walks of the old centre, mid-Mar - Sept M-Sa 11:00 and 14:00, starting from the Tourist Office on High St. Adult €10.
 * Boat trips tour along the River Nore. In 2021 they're only available to private "bubble" family groups.

Sports

 * Gaelic games: Hurling is the dominant sport in this area, and the county team Kilkenny GAA are the perennial Irish champions. Their home ground is Nowlan Park, capacity 27,800, 500 m east of town centre.
 * Golf: Kilkenny Golf Club is on Glendine Rd 1 km north of town centre. It's a parkland course, white tees 5921 m, par 71, visitor round €30-40.
 * Pococke Golf Centre has a beginner's course, 3, 12 or 18 hole. It's on Johnswell Rd 1.5 km northeast of town centre beyond the bypass N77. There's also a driving range in New Park.

 * Horse racing: the race track is at Gowran, see above.
 * Skydive at Irish Skydiving Club, based at Kilkenny Airport 3 km west of town centre, on Airfield Rd, Holdensrath R95 Y6VA.

Events

 * Rhythm and Roots Festival covers many genres including Folk, Blues, Rockabilly, Americana and Rock n Roll. It's usually in May but was cancelled in 2020 and 2021, and dates for 2022 are TBA.
 * The Cat Laughs is a comedy festival over the first week in June, multiple venues, and drawing many famous acts. There's also a film section, Kitty Flicks, and a soccer match between the Irish comedians and those from the rest of the world. The next event is 2-11 June 2022, tbc.
 * Kilkenny Arts Festival is held over ten days in August, with music, exhibitions and talks, multiple venues. Dates for 2022 are tba.

Buy

 * High Street is the main retail strip, with Allens for a variety of giftware, and Market Cross the mall midway along. Most shops are open M-Sa 09:00-18:00, on Thursdays till 21:00. There are lots of ATMs all over the city.
 * MacDonagh Junction is the main mall east of the river, next to the railway station and bus stops.
 * Handcrafted goods: Kilkenny has a reputation for design and is home to the Craft Council of Ireland. The county brand is "Made In Kilkenny". A good place to browse is Kilkenny Design Centre in the castle courtyard, open 10:00-18:00. Local artisans displayed here (though their workshops may be out-of-town) include Jerpoint Glass Studio, Moth to a Flame candles, and Nicholas Mosse ceramics.
 * Farmers Market is held on Mayor's Walk by the castle, Th 09:30-14:30.

Eat

 * Gourmet Store is a cafe at 56 High St open M-Sa 08:00-17:30.
 * Pantry Patisserie on St Kieran's St is open M-Sa 09:00-18:00, Su 10:00-17:00.
 * Kilkenny Design Centre has a pleasant cafe, see Buy.
 * Kilkenny Design Centre has a pleasant cafe, see Buy.

Drink

 * Kilkenny beer and Smithwick's ale originated here. They're nowadays owned by Guinness / Diageo and brewed in Dublin.
 * Parliament St is the area for quiet traditional pubs, while John St draws the younger clubbing crowd. Pubs are usually open to 23:30.
 * Nightclubs: Langtons is within Langton House Hotel, and O'Faolain's is within Kilford Arms, see Sleep.
 * Nightclubs: Langtons is within Langton House Hotel, and O'Faolain's is within Kilford Arms, see Sleep.
 * Nightclubs: Langtons is within Langton House Hotel, and O'Faolain's is within Kilford Arms, see Sleep.
 * Nightclubs: Langtons is within Langton House Hotel, and O'Faolain's is within Kilford Arms, see Sleep.
 * Nightclubs: Langtons is within Langton House Hotel, and O'Faolain's is within Kilford Arms, see Sleep.
 * Nightclubs: Langtons is within Langton House Hotel, and O'Faolain's is within Kilford Arms, see Sleep.
 * Nightclubs: Langtons is within Langton House Hotel, and O'Faolain's is within Kilford Arms, see Sleep.

Mid-range

 * Butler Court is a small B&B off Patrick St.
 * Celtic House is a welcoming B&B at 18 Michael St.
 * Celtic House is a welcoming B&B at 18 Michael St.
 * Celtic House is a welcoming B&B at 18 Michael St.

Stay safe
Kilkenny is a very safe city. Take usual care over traffic, valuables and late-night drunks.

Connect
As of Feb 2021, Kilkenny has 5G from Eir and Three, and 4G from Vodafone.

Go next

 * Thomastown is near Jerpoint Abbey, Kilfane Glen gardens, and Mount Juliet Golf Course
 * Castlecomer in the north of the county mined coal for 300 years.
 * Freshford has the remains of Ballylarkin Abbey.
 * Waterford on the south coast has a rich Viking, medieval and Georgian heritage.

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Kilkivan

Kilkivan is a small town in the Central Queensland region of Queensland.

Get in
It is approx 50 km west of Gympie and 218 km from Brisbane.

By car
A car is a must to get in and out of town, as public transport is near non-existent. Getting around town is not too difficult due to the town's size, which makes walking or cycling ideal. A car is essential to visit areas around or outside town.

See
Remnants of the town's gold mining history are visible in some places.

Do

 * Prophet Gold Mine allows tourists to fossick for gold for just $11. Gold pouring demonstrations also for $11. Open 6 days a week, except Fridays. Located 5 minutes from Kilkivan's town centre on 504 Rossmore Rd. Tel:.
 * Popular things to do are horse riding and bush camping.

Eat

 * Kilkivan Ampol Cafe is centrally located in the small town for grabbing a quick bite to eat. Located on Bligh Street. Tel:.

Drink

 * Kilkivan Hotel-Motel (See Sleep) is a heritage-listed pub attracting travellers from all over the country due to its friendly atmosphere and kind hospitality. The Pub boasts a bar, accommodation, and meals.

Connect
Mobile phone coverage is very limited in the area.

Stay safe
Caution - Beware of snakes in the bushland. Taipans and Brown Snakes are common.

Go next

 * Gympie
 * Kingaroy

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Killaloe (Ontario)

Killaloe is a small town in the Ottawa Valley, near Algonquin Provincial Park.

Understand
The shores of Golden Lake are 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east, which is well known for quality angling and year-round recreation.

There is little of note in the town, but those heading to the park or to other remote areas might consider stopping here for provisions.

Visitor information

 * Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards
 * Ottawa Valley Tourist Assocation

History
The name Killaloe (pronounced "KILL-a-LOO") hails from an Irish community in Ireland of the same name and salutes the Irish heritage of many of the first settlers to this area who came to Canada in the early 19th century seeking a better life. The origin of this little town centred on the lumber trade. Built in 1849, and rebuilt in 1870 after a devastating fire, the mill at Old Killaloe harnessed waterpower to grind grain for area residents up to 1930, and planed lumber until the 1960s. In those days it was known as Fort McDonnell, but it became known as Killaloe Station circa 1868 when the Ottawa, Arnprior, Parry Sound Railway was expanding at a furious pace through the rugged countryside of the Madawaska Valley in response to the demands of the lumber industry.

In 1854 the construction of the Opeongo Line brought settlers and the logging industry to this area which had been occupied by the Algonquins. The Algonquin First Nation in the area still continue an ongoing land claim which covers the entire region. A majority of the settlers were French Canadians and Irish Catholic immigrants but among them were Poles, Kashubians and Germans as well.

With the railway construction essentially finished, and the forestry industry declining many of the people took to farming. Unfortunately the soil was poor. Rocky land and short growing seasons meant that many farms failed. The population went into a steady decline which has only leveled off in the past few decades.

The lumber industry is still important to the livelihood of many in the surrounding communities. Large and small logging operations and sawmills still support the local economy even though the railway no longer runs through the village. Killaloe maintains a flavour of the turn of the century in many of the commercial buildings which are more than 100 years old.

In May 2014, the founders of BeaverTails Grant and Pam Hooker officially named Killaloe as the birthplace of the BeaverTails. This popular Canadian snack has named one of its signature versions after this town.

Get in
The major access to Killaloe is Highway 60.

Get around
The town is compact. Any journeys to outlying regions would require a car.

Buy
For those heading to camping or for cottage country, the town is reasonably stocked with a grocery market and some other stores.

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Killarney

Killarney is a town in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. It has a resident population of about 14,000 (as of 2022) but in summer they're outnumbered by tourists, because this is one of the most scenic areas of Ireland, firmly on the tourist circuit for over 150 years. Its lakes command great views of Ireland's highest mountains, and the landscape is protected as Killarney National Park. It's the usual starting point for the Ring of Kerry, the 214-km circuit along the coast of Iveragh Peninsula.

Killarney in Irish is Cill Airne, "church of sloes" or blackthorns. The origin of this is obscure, but other suggested derivations are even more obscure, so sloes it is.

Understand
The area around Killarney had industry from metal ores in prehistoric times, and from the 7th century became a centre for religious learning, with monasteries on Inisfallen and elsewhere. From 1747 it became one of the first places to try to promote a tourist trade, as part of Viscount Kenmare's efforts to improve his estate. This didn't get very far in an era when very few people could enjoy the luxury of leisure travel, and travel within Ireland was especially tedious. That changed with the arrival of the railway in 1853, encouraged by Henry Arthur Herbert who now owned the estate. Hotels popped up, and tourists flocked to enjoy the antiquities and scenery around the three lakes, and the longer circuit of the Ring of Kerry.

Muckross House and the estate changed hands a couple of times then in 1932 were gifted to the nation, to become Ireland's first national park. The park has expanded considerably since then, and now ranges from genteel municipal gardens at the edge of town to forest with herds of red deer and wild mountain terrain. (There are no fees or gates, but you might pay for parking or other activities.) There are also large tracts of mountain that are beyond the park but protected in similar ways: this larger area is also described here.

Bus tours of the Ring of Kerry start from Killarney and always go anti-clockwise, to Killorglin, Caherciveen, Portmagee, Waterville, Derrynane, Kenmare and back to Killarney. Independent travellers starting from Tralee, Killarney or Kenmare will probably do best to go clockwise. Starting from other towns on the circuit, go anti-clockwise as you've a few hours start and should always be able to keep ahead of the wagon train.

The tourist information centre is Visit Killarney on Scott's St, the alley off College St. It's open M-Sa 9:30AM-5:30PM.

Get in
You might prefer to fly into Dublin, which has a much greater range of flights and onward transport, or into Shannon two hours drive away.

Trains run to Killarney every couple of hours from Mallow (some starting from Cork), and continue north to Farranfore (for Kerry Airport) and Tralee. There's one direct train daily from Dublin Heuston, but usually you change at Mallow, with journey time 3 hr 20 min and a walk-up single fare of €43. Change also at Mallow for Limerick and Galway. See Irish Rail for timetables, fares and online tickets. Dublin Coach M7 runs six times a day from Dublin Burgh Quay and Red Cow Luas station via Limerick, Adare, Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale to Killarney, taking 4 hr 20 min. From Dublin airport take their bus for Portlaoise, Waterford or Dundrum and change at Red Cow. Bus M7 runs 6:15AM-11:45PM; it starts every 30 min but most buses either branch north at Limerick for Bunratty and Ennis, or at Abbeyfeale for Tralee.

Bus Éireann 40 treks cross-country every hour or so, from Rosslare ferry port via Wexford, New Ross, Waterford, Dungarvan, Youghal, Cork, Macroom and Ballyvourney to Killarney, continuing to Farranfore and Tralee.

Bus 14 runs 4 or 5 times a day from Limerick via Adare, Newcastle West, Abbeyfeale, Castleisland, Kerry Airport and Farranfore.

Bus 271 runs 3 or 4 times a day from Tralee via Castleisland, Kerry Airport and Farranfore to Killarney.

Bus 270 runs 2 or 3 times a day from Kenmare. It swings east of the park so you don't get the scenic route.

are adjacent in town centre. The railway ticket office is open M Sa 7AM-1:45PM, Tu-F 7AM-5:45PM and there are ticket machines and toilets.

By car from Dublin follow M7 to Limerick, N21 to Castleisland then N22 / 23 into Killarney, say 4 hours.

Get around

 * It is a common and wise custom of those who make this tour, and are not pressed for time, to hire the carriage at the hotel in Killarney and continue with it "all the way round." It is absolutely marvellous what these mountain bred horses can get through "thinking nothing" of thirty miles for days together or even fifty miles in a single day. - Travelogue of 1858

Town is compact, but you need horsepower or wheels for Killarney National Park - a bike works well.

Bike hire is available at Killarney Rent a Bike (three locations, aka O' Sullivan's), Lyne's and Killarney Bike Rental.

Budget Car Rental have a desk within Hannigan's Hotel, open M-Sa 9AM-6PM.

Bus KY03 runs every hour or so between the railway station and the Brehon and Gleneagles hotels south edge of town.

Bus KY02 to Ross Castle and the boat jetty is only running once or twice a day in early 2021.

For bus tours around the Ring of Kerry, see County Kerry.

Taxis are usually waiting at the railway station and outside McSorley's Bar on College St. Operators include Taxi Killarney +353 87 191 1955, Shane's +353 86 202 7212 and Sage Taxis +353 64 770 8995.

Jaunting Cars were once a common tourist conveyance but are now almost confined to Killarney. They come in various configurations but typically seat four, with a single horse and a driver known as a "jarvey". They'll trot you round town and out to Ross Castle and Muckross; tours of Dunloe Gap involve a transfer from town by boat or conventional car then the jaunting car takes you up the lane.

See

 * Town centre along High St is typical 19th-century low-rise, pleasant enough but always busy with traffic. St Mary's RC Cathedral, west along New St, is a grand neo-gothic structure completed in 1855.
 * Lakes or loughs: the one next to town is Lough Leane, the largest and lowest of the three. The name means "lake of learning" probably referring to its monasteries. For the visitor it's the lake of viewing, as it creates an unbroken vista west towards the mountains. South is or Middle Lake, smaller but 75 m deep, as it fills a glacial scour. A pleasant hike circles it, crossing by old stone bridges. Further southwest is : the fall on the river is only 2 m so small boats can travel between the lakes; perhaps the supposed lake monster does likewise. The river flows into Muckross Lake at, where there's a weir and a back-channel direct into Lough Leane.
 * is the largest island in Lough Leane: boat trips often visit. The ruined abbey dates from 640 AD, though what you see is from the 12th and 13th centuries. The Annals of Inisfallen were compiled here from 1092 and are now in the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
 * is the 110-m cascade of the Owengarriff Rive. It descends 20 m but not in a clean drop. The river flows out of the Devil's Punchbowl, a corrie lake beneath Mangerton Mountain, following the fault line that underlies this area. There are several walking trails, and after you've slogged up them for a while, you'll probably guess how the "Cardiac Steps" got their name.
 * is a viewpoint on N71 climbing out of Killarney towards Kenmare. Coaches and motorists often make a stop here, and there's a cafe and gift shop.
 * Lakes or loughs: the one next to town is Lough Leane, the largest and lowest of the three. The name means "lake of learning" probably referring to its monasteries. For the visitor it's the lake of viewing, as it creates an unbroken vista west towards the mountains. South is or Middle Lake, smaller but 75 m deep, as it fills a glacial scour. A pleasant hike circles it, crossing by old stone bridges. Further southwest is : the fall on the river is only 2 m so small boats can travel between the lakes; perhaps the supposed lake monster does likewise. The river flows into Muckross Lake at, where there's a weir and a back-channel direct into Lough Leane.
 * is the largest island in Lough Leane: boat trips often visit. The ruined abbey dates from 640 AD, though what you see is from the 12th and 13th centuries. The Annals of Inisfallen were compiled here from 1092 and are now in the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
 * is the 110-m cascade of the Owengarriff Rive. It descends 20 m but not in a clean drop. The river flows out of the Devil's Punchbowl, a corrie lake beneath Mangerton Mountain, following the fault line that underlies this area. There are several walking trails, and after you've slogged up them for a while, you'll probably guess how the "Cardiac Steps" got their name.
 * is a viewpoint on N71 climbing out of Killarney towards Kenmare. Coaches and motorists often make a stop here, and there's a cafe and gift shop.
 * is the 110-m cascade of the Owengarriff Rive. It descends 20 m but not in a clean drop. The river flows out of the Devil's Punchbowl, a corrie lake beneath Mangerton Mountain, following the fault line that underlies this area. There are several walking trails, and after you've slogged up them for a while, you'll probably guess how the "Cardiac Steps" got their name.
 * is a viewpoint on N71 climbing out of Killarney towards Kenmare. Coaches and motorists often make a stop here, and there's a cafe and gift shop.
 * is the 110-m cascade of the Owengarriff Rive. It descends 20 m but not in a clean drop. The river flows out of the Devil's Punchbowl, a corrie lake beneath Mangerton Mountain, following the fault line that underlies this area. There are several walking trails, and after you've slogged up them for a while, you'll probably guess how the "Cardiac Steps" got their name.
 * is a viewpoint on N71 climbing out of Killarney towards Kenmare. Coaches and motorists often make a stop here, and there's a cafe and gift shop.
 * is a scenic mountain gorge west of the lough, created when a glacier broke through and bruised its way north. It's flanked by Macgillycuddy's Reeks to the west and the Purple Mountains east. Tour groups transfer to pony carts for the ride up. The lane traversing the gorge is a public road so you may drive it, but it's very narrow, and cars come into conflict with other cars, bikes, more cars, pony carts and yet more cars.
 * stand near the north end of the gap: they're from the 5th or 6th century though their present position and arrangement is modern. They're burial markers, naming various maci mocoi toicaki (sons of the Tóecraige tribe).
 * at 1038 m (3407 ft )is Ireland's highest mountain, midway along the ridge of Macgillycuddy's Reeks. The ascent is a strenuous hike, hazardous in poor weather, usually 5-6 hours there and back via Devil's Ladder trail. If you're hard enough walk the whole ridge, with some half a dozen peaks of around 900 m. If you only want a Sunday stroll, or the weather's iffy and you prefer a low-altitude Plan B, park at Cronin's Yard and make your way up Hag's Glen.
 * is a straggling village north of the lough, partly bypassed by N71. It has the cylindrical stump of 13th-century Parkavonear Castle and Aghadoe Cathedral, built 1158 over an earlier monastery church and falling into ruin in the 17th century. But the main attraction is the sweeping view over the lough towards the mountains, so there's a cluster of hotels here.

Do

 * What's on? Listen to Radio Kerry on 96.2 - 97.6 FM, or read The Kerryman or Kerry's Eye.
 * Boat trips in summer start from the jetty by Ross Castle. Operators are Lily of Killarney Watercoach, Killarney Lake Tours and Gap of Dunloe Tours which are small open boats.
 * Gaelic games: Kerry GAA the county football team usually play home games at (capacity 38,000), 1 km north of town centre along Lewis Rd. Don't try to park around here on match days! The county hurling team play at Austin Stack Park in Tralee.
 * has a gym, pool and fitness classes. It's 2 km east of town centre on the bypass N22, and open M-F 7AM-10PM, Sa Su 8AM-4PM.
 * Cinema: and  are both central.
 * Horse and pony riding: and  are east of the main road near the abbey.
 * Golf: there are courses at within the racetrack,  northwest,  on the north lake shore, and  further west.
 * Golf: there are courses at within the racetrack,  northwest,  on the north lake shore, and  further west.

Buy

 * There's a east edge of town, with Tesco and Aldi.
 * There's a east edge of town, with Tesco and Aldi.

Eat

 * The first glance shows the traveller in the midst of what a Golgotha he stands. In the wretched corner set apart for the paupers the earth is covered with deal planks and fresh remnants of coffins in shocking profusion. - Famine scenes at Aghadoe in 1849
 * - so eat up all your dinner and be grateful, and less of those snarky online comments about how inexpertly they seared your monkfish.

Stay safe
As in most places, traffic is your main hazard. Take usual care of valuables and avoid idiot drunks.

The hills demand suitable clothing, footwear, stamina, and the ability to read map and compass - even when the weather is fine, and it can sour suddenly.

Connect
As of May 2021, Killarney has 4G from all Irish carriers, and close to the railway and bus stations there's 5G with Eir. There is mobile coverage on the main roads around town but not along the back lanes far side of the lough.

Go next

 * Ring of Kerry by car can easily be done in a day. If as suggested you go clockwise against the buses, the first stretch is over Moll's Gap to Kenmare. But if you decide to follow them, take N72 west via Aghadoe to Killorglin, where the main attraction is Kerry Bog Village.
 * The Dingle Peninsula lies to the north. Go that way for boat trips to the Blasket Islands.
 * The peninsula south is Beara, with a portion in Kerry but mostly in County Cork; a road tunnel drills through it to Glengarriff.

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Killarney (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Killarney:

Ireland

 * Killarney - A town in County Kerry

Australia

 * Killarney (Queensland) - A town in Queensland

Canada

 * Killarney (Ontario) - A town in Northern Ontario

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Killarney (Ontario)

Killarney is a town of 400 people (2016) in Northeastern Ontario.

Understand
Many tourists visit Killarney for its rugged hiking trails, majestic mountains, turquoise lakes and jack pines. The Killarney area's economy is based primarily on tourism, consisting mainly of wilderness lodges, campgrounds and retail services geared toward campers and other visitors to Killarney Provincial Park. Along the waterfront, there are gifts shops, cafés, bars and restaurants open during the summer.

The area was named after the town of Killarney in Ireland.

The ghost towns of French River and Key Harbour are also located within the boundaries of Killarney.

History
The first European settler was French-Canadian fur trader Étienne Augustin de Lamorandière and his Anishinaabe wife Josephte Saisaigonokwe, who established a trading post named Shebahonaning (canoe passage) at the townsite in 1820.

Killarney was operated as a fishing camp by the Fruehauf Trailer Company in Detroit, USA. Clients and guests would be flown in on sea planes for vacations during the warmer summer months. The community relied on water transport until Highway 637, connecting Killarney to Highway 69, was constructed in 1962.

By car
Killarney is 110 km from Sudbury by travelling south on Provincial Route 69 and west on Provincial Secondary Route 637. It is a 410-km drive from Toronto, starting on 400 N until it becomes Hwy 69, lastly turn west on Provincial Secondary Route 637 until you come to the town of Killarney.

Get around
The primary road access to Killarney is via Highway 637. The town is also served by the small Killarney Airport. Killarney can also be reached by water using municipal docks and those of accommodators along the shores.

See
Killarney sits at the entrance to the North Channel amidst sparkling white quartzite peaks and pink granite rock. Its harbour is sheltered from the turbulent waters of Georgian Bay by George Island. The Town of Killarney and the Provincial Park are havens for outdoor enthusiasts looking for wilderness camping, hiking, paddling, wildlife viewing, sea kayaking and for those seeking accommodations in resorts or Bed & Breakfasts.

Do
Hike any of the area trails through the LaCloche Mountains and be rewarded with a spectacular view of Georgian Bay. Come see the views that inspired Tom Thompson and Canada’s renowned Group of Seven painter.

Also see the "Sleep" listings for Killarney Mountain Lodge and Sportsman's Inn and Yacht Haven below.

Eat and drink
In addition to the eateries listed below, see the "Sleep" section for hotels that also have bar/restaurants.

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Kill Devil Hills

Kill Devil Hills is a colorfully-named town on the coast of North Carolina. It is part of the Outer Banks, and is best known for its association with the Wright Brothers' historic flights in the first airplane in 1903. The flights are usually associated with Kitty Hawk, but actually took place here. A national monument and museum marks the site.

See
There is a large monument to the Wright Brothers on a giant sand dune near the beach. It is, to say the least, difficult to miss.

Do
You are at the beach. Have fun!

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Killeen

Killeen is a city in the Central Hill Country of Texas. It is home to U.S. Army installation Fort Cavasos, one of the largest military bases in the world.

By air

 * Killeen-Ft. Hood Regional Airport - Flights from Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta. However, flights into Killeen's airport are often more expensive than those into Austin's Bergstrom International Airport, which is only an hour and a half to the south of Killeen.  Check both rates before booking a flight.

By Car

 * Interstate 14 - Comes into Killeen from Belton to the east and runs concurrently with US Highway 190. Provides access to the area from Temple and Interstate 35.

Get around
Killeen has become easier to get around without a car, thanks to the municipal bus service provided by "The HOP." HOP stops are found throughout the city, sometimes only a few blocks apart. To find out the HOP schedule from a stop, call +1 254-616-6800. The buses usually stop running before it gets dark. With a car, Killeen can be difficult to navigate, due to the irregular street pattern that exists outside of downtown. A map of the city (which can be purchased at Wal-Mart or at local convenience stores) can be very helpful.

See
Killeen is somewhat lacking in tourist attractions. However, there are a few things to see and do around town, if for some reason you should find yourself here visiting family or for whatever other reason.
 * Since most of Killeen dates from the 1940s or later, there are not many historic buildings. There is, however, a nice little chapel dating from 1882 (Bethel Primitive Baptist Church), that offers scheduled tours, and there are a number of turn-of-the-century buildings and small shops lining North 2nd Street in the downtown area.
 * Since most of Killeen dates from the 1940s or later, there are not many historic buildings. There is, however, a nice little chapel dating from 1882 (Bethel Primitive Baptist Church), that offers scheduled tours, and there are a number of turn-of-the-century buildings and small shops lining North 2nd Street in the downtown area.

Buy
Killeen does offer plenty of shopping. The Market Heights shopping area, in Harker Heights (a suburb bordering Killeen on the east) is the area's most upscale shopping venue, boasting a Barnes & Noble's bookstore, Target, a large Cineplex movie theater, high-end spirits shop, a few clothing stores, and a number of restaurants. Killeen is dotted with strip malls, few of which have anything good.

Eat

Connect
As of Dec 2021, Killeen has 5G from AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile / Sprint.

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Killington

Killington is a town in Southern Vermont. It is home to Killington Ski Resort.

Get in
While some transportation is available directly to and from Killington, there are more transportation options available to and from the nearby city of Rutland, including Amtrak train service.

By car
Route 4 runs East-West through the town and Route 100 comes in from the North. It is about a 3-hour drive from Boston and a 4-hour drive from Montreal.

By bus
Round trip bus service is offered by New England Snow Bus from Boston and OVR from New York City on Saturdays during the ski season. There is a Greyhound bus stop at the Killington Chamber of Commerce as well.

By plane
Three flights a day are made to and from Boston Logan to nearby Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport. The closest major airport serving a number of other cities is Burlington International Airport, about 2 hours away by car.

Buy
As far as Vermont goes, Killington is a rather good place for shopping, particularly for anything related to outdoor sports. Many small stores can be found along Route 4 in the area surrounding the turn onto Killington Road. Killington Road itself offers incredible food and shopping, particularly for skiers, snowboarders, and cyclists. It is very difficult to go wrong by simply walking into any store on the road.

During the winter, the ski lodges tend to sell many souvenirs such as pins and signs. These may come at a slightly inflated price, but for people who enjoy physical reminders of their time in the area, they are well worth it.

For those on a budget, cheaper souvenirs can be found in most shops. Found on Killington Road, the Killington Market has an underrated gift shop and offers a larger and better-priced selection than the Killington Resort, along with good food and a small-town-country-store aesthetic. The employees are often skiing, snowboarding, and biking enthusiasts and may point you to other good places to visit if asked.

Souvenirs sold for cheaper than the resort’s prices can also be found at First Stop Ski and Board Shop, which also sells and rents skiing, snowboarding, and biking equipment, and Darkside Snowboards, which offers skateboarding and snowboarding equipment and a small skate park in the parking lot.

Sleep
There is lodging of all types on and off mountain. "Ski in Ski out" lodging means just that -- it enables you to generally, but not always, leave your parking worries behind. Many condo and vacation rentals that are in developments offer shuttle buses to the lifts.

Go next

 * Heading east one would soon find themselves in Woodstock, a village that could be described as the quintessential Vermont town. Many little shops line its Main St. with the green mountains as their backdrop.

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Killorglin

Killorglin (Cill Orglan, "Orgla's Church") is a village in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. It's by Dingle Bay, at the head of the Iveragh Peninsula, traversed by the scenic "Ring of Kerry" route. So in summer it's very touristy: most just pass through, but its population (as of 2022) of less than 2,200 is greatly swollen by visitors.

Understand

 * The tourist information centre is Reeks District Visitor Centre north end of the village on Sunhill Rd, and open M-F 10AM-4PM.
 * Killorglin Town Council website

Get in
See Tralee and Killarney for long-distance transport: Kerry Airport is midway between them. Trains run from Dublin Heuston via Mallow to Killarney and Tralee, and buses run from Dublin, Limerick and Cork.

Bus Éireann 279 runs four or five times a day from Tralee via Castlemaine and Milltown, taking 35 min to Killorglin.

Bus 279A runs from four or five times a day from Killarney via Fossa, taking 30 min to Killorglin. A couple of them continue along the coast to Caherciveen and Waterville.

Get around

 * Killorglin village is small, but you need wheels for the Bog Village and other outlying attractions.
 * Ring of Kerry is the coast circuit: tour buses start from Killarney and even from Dublin and they always go anti-clockwise, so the Bog Village is an early stop. Independent travellers going the same way should make an early start, then you'll always stay ahead of them. Start later and you'll be stuck behind a caravan of buses, with hordes queuing for the same attraction, you've seen that group from Madrid four times today already. But go clockwise and all those buses will be coming at you along narrow roads somewhere around Kenmare.
 * KGC do bicycle hire, sales and repairs.
 * Feertha Greenway hasn't happened. In 1885 a branch railway line was built from Farranfore to Killorglin, and extended in 1893 to Valentia Harbour. It closed in 1960 but the main viaducts are still standing, and from 2013 it was to be converted into a cycling route and footpath. No progress to date, wonder where the funding was squirreled away.

See

 * has a typical 19th century layout, with colourful low-rise along the narrow main street; the main road now makes a zigzag to bypass this. The statue of King Puck, a wild billy-goat and Lord of Misrule, stands by the bridge over River Laune. St James Church (Roman Catholic) was built in neo-Gothic style 1888-1891 but the money ran out so they never added the spire. The monument nearby at the top of Market St is to the Blennerhassett family, English gentry who acquired lands here during the Tudor Plantations of Munster. They married into the Conway family and came to own the castle, which is now just a single crumbling wall. Their main family line has died out but the name lives on, for example Frank Blennerhassett (1916-1993) was the judge who chaired the UK government committee on alcohol and driving, and John Blennerhassett (1930-2013) was a Kerry politician.
 * is the pier at the outlet of River Leane, which drains the Killarney lakes. A monument commemorates the first fatal cock-up of the omnishambles of the Easter Rising of 1916. A group of republicans were driving to Caherciveen to seize the radio station and set up a link with Roger Casement, arriving by German sub, and with the gun-running vessel disguised as the Norwegian fishing boat Aud. The driver took a wrong turn and drove off the edge of the quay, drowning three of them.
 * is a village straggling along a peninsula. The bay here is sheltered and the land is flat and pastoral. It commands great views and has a fine restaurant, see below.
 * is a 2-km spit of sand and dunes projecting into the bay, with Atlantic waves breaking on its west and lagoon-like calm to the east. The Atlantic is definitely winning: since 2008 large chunks have been lost to erosion.
 * is a 2-km spit of sand and dunes projecting into the bay, with Atlantic waves breaking on its west and lagoon-like calm to the east. The Atlantic is definitely winning: since 2008 large chunks have been lost to erosion.

Do

 * Golf: Killorglin Golf Club, one km northeast of the village on N70, is 6467 yards, par 72. Dooks Golf Club is a links course west on the coast. It's 6511 yards, par 71, and a visitor round is €100-150.
 * Cappanlea is an activities centre on Lough Caragh. It's mostly about groups and instructor training, but those wannabe instructors need real tyros to demonstrate their skills with, so individuals are welcome by booking. Wide range of water-based and outdoor activities.
 * Wild Atlantic Way is a scenic driving route all the way down the west coast from Donegal to Kinsale in County Cork. The local section is self-evident: from the north round Dingle Peninsula and Valentia Island and back to Castlemaine, then round Iveragh Peninsula through Killorglin, Caherciveen, Waterville, Caherdaniel and Kenmare, thence south to Beara Peninsula and County Cork. The Iveragh loop on N70 is also the Ring of Kerry, which from Kenmare circles back to Killarney.
 * Biddy's Day is celebrated on Imbolc, a Celtic festival at start of spring that's become christianised as St Brigid's Day, 1 Feb. Costumed groups carry a Brídeóg effigy from house to house and pub to pub - a blessing for the year, and more ominously a community curse upon you if they shun your door. It ends in a torchlit procession through the streets of Killorglin.
 * K-Fest is an arts event normally in June.
 * Cromane Regatta is a series of rowing races in the bay in late July.
 * Puck Fair (Aonach an Phoic) is held each year on 10-12 August. A group goes into the hills, catches a wild billy-goat and brings it to the village, where it's crowned "King Puck" by a young girl dubbed "Queen of Puck" and the fair begins. Traditionally Day One was a horse fair and Day Two was a cattle mart, with serious pub-going at the close of Day Three. The modern version however spares the horse- or cattle-dealers from any trouble and instead involves merrymaking and hoop-de-hoop on Days 1, 2 and 3. The goat remains an anxious spectator in its cage until on Day Three it's released back on the hillside to tell its mates the tale. There's a hokey tradition that a goat saved the village when its clatter warned of the approach of Cromwell, as if that could have saved any place in Ireland, and it might equally likely have warned of the approach of man-hungry Queen Maebh or the Martians. There's a stratum of innuendo and symbolism in the ceremony, even before you recall that Irish Ph is pronounced "fw", so the police who are irked by rowdiness from the pubs are doubtless also thinking of their safeguarding duties.

Buy

 * Aldi west side of Killorglin is open M-F 9AM-10PM, Sa Su 9AM-9PM.
 * There are ATMs on the main strip outside Bank of Ireland and AIB.

Eat

 * Others along the main strip in Killorglin include Kingdom1795, Sethu Curry House, and several takeaways.
 * Others along the main strip in Killorglin include Kingdom1795, Sethu Curry House, and several takeaways.
 * Others along the main strip in Killorglin include Kingdom1795, Sethu Curry House, and several takeaways.

Drink

 * Pubs along the main strip in Killorglin include JD Falvey's, O'Shea's, Sheahan's, Paud O'Neill's and Bunker's Bar.
 * Red Fox Inn is next to Kerry Bog Village and is open daily 9AM-10PM.
 * Castlemaine on N70 to Tralee does not of course produce Castlemaine XXXX beer, that's from Milton in Brisbane, Queensland, but it's referenced in the folk song "The Wild Colonial Boy". He was Jack Donohue (1806-1830), transported from Ireland to Australia for theft, escaping to become a bush bandit, arrested but again escaping to lead a gang of armed robbers, and killed in a shoot-out with police.

Sleep

 * Killorglin B&Bs also include Laune Bridge House, Grove Lodge, Aloha House, Torine House, Lakemount House and Westfield House.
 * Glenbeigh B&Bs along N70 include Glencurrah House, Towers Hotel, Emirview House and Forest View House.
 * Glenbeigh B&Bs along N70 include Glencurrah House, Towers Hotel, Emirview House and Forest View House.

Connect
Killorglin has 4G from all Irish carriers. As of Aug 2021, 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * Killarney is set by a lake with great views of Ireland's highest mountains.
 * Tralee the county town is a pleasant place and transport hub.
 * Caherciveen west is your next stop on the Ring of Kerry round Iveragh Peninsula.

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Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock is a town in Ayrshire in southwest Scotland, with a population of 46,970 in 2020. It's industrial, though many of its historic industries have gone, such as BMK Carpets, Massey Ferguson Tractors and the Johnnie Walker whisky blending plant. It's the seat of local government for East Ayrshire, a commuter town for Glasgow, and stands astride several transport corridors. So you might break a journey at one of its edge-of-town hotels, but you're only likely to visit the centre for business or family connections.

Kilmarnock is Cill Mheàrnaig the church of St Marnock, who came from Ireland, studied in Iona then was a missionary in southwest Scotland. He died at Annadale in 625 AD and the church claimed to keep his head, for veneration and miraculous cures. It's not known where the holy head might have gone, and whether it was to the same place as the carpets, tractors and blended whisky.

Understand
Kilmarnock grew up in the 19th and early 20th centuries from a small market town into a busy industrial centre, then went into decline. One illustrative example is its best-known product, Johnnie Walker whisky.

John Walker (1805-1857) was a general grocer, and a teetotaller. Brewing and distilling were traditional farm trades in Ayrshire as elsewhere, but small scale, erratic in quality and heavily taxed, which fostered illicit stills and smuggling. The Excise Act of 1823 greatly reduced tax and facilitated legal distilling, and Scotch whisky blossomed into a profitable large scale industry. Walker's business therefore focussed on whisky. He was never a distiller himself, but blended whiskies to order for his customers, at a time when blending at source was not permitted.

The Spirits Act of 1860 legalised blending, and John's descendants ramped this up, to make Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky into a nationally-recognised brand. Blends were sweeter and more palatable and found a mass market across Britain and its global commercial empire. The Walker family introduced the square bottle (more efficient and less breakable in transit), the angled label (more visible and distinctive) and a range of products. They bought up distilleries, beginning with Cardhu in 1893, to secure the output for their blends, which require a precise, constant and commercially secret mixture. The signature "Striding Man", that dapper Regency buck, appeared in 1909.

Johnnie Walker Red Label in the 20th century dominated the budget end of the whisky market. It was the dram of the Scottish working man, followed by a half pint of ale to rinse the last drops from the glass. It was the sustenance of funeral teas and the consolation for home defeats at the fitba'. It was your Christmas present to Uncle Henry, though if he was wealthy and you had expectations, you'd upgrade him to Black Label.

That dominance was only possible by economy of scale, and by efficiency at every step of the process. Blending continued in Kilmarnock as the family business was absorbed into ever-larger corporations: Distillers Company, Guinness, Grand Metropolitan, and from 1997 Diageo. These corporations did not get to be so large by running dozens of local blending, marketing, logistic and back-office facilities. In 2012 came the inevitable: Diageo closed the Kilmarnock blending plant. There was an outcry, to no avail, and the site was demolished. The brand remains profitable, with new products from time to time, but blending and bottling are now at Shieldhall in Glasgow and Leven in Fife. So yet another traditional industry has abandoned Kilmarnock, which continues to seek new trades.

By train
Trains from Glasgow Central run every 30 min, taking 50 min, with the last train shortly after 23:00. They continue every couple of hours to New Cumnock, Sanquhar, Dumfries, Annan, Gretna and Carlisle. (Don't use this route from England, take the fast train from London to Glasgow then change.)

The is central in town. There is a staffed ticket office and machines, toilets and a waiting room. There is level access to Platforms 1, 2 and 3, and a lift to Platform 4.

By bus
Stagecoach Bus X76 runs hourly from Glasgow Buchanan station, taking 40 min. The last bus is at 9:30PM.

The slow Bus 4 runs every 30 min from Glasgow Buchanan, taking 70 min and continuing to Prestwick Airport and town, and Ayr, another 40 min. The fast bus X16 on this route is suspended in 2022.

Bus 10 runs hourly from Troon, taking an hour via Muirhead and Dundonald.

Bus 11 runs every 12 min from Ardrossan (for Arran ferry), taking 75 min via Saltcoats, Stevenston, Kilwinning and Irvine.

The is central, 200 yards east of the railway station.

By road
From Glasgow follow M77 southwest, 23 miles. This continues beyond Kilmarnock as A77 to Prestwick, Ayr, Girvan, Cairnryan (for Ulster ferries) and Stranraer.

From the south follow M74 then turn onto A71 west, the old Edinburgh - Ayr road.

Get around
Bus 1 runs east every 15 min to Galston, Newmilns, Darvel and Priestland.

Bus 2 runs east to Hurlford. Bus 3 runs north to Onthank Drive. Buses 5, 6 and 7 run northeast to New Farm Loch. Bus 9 runs north to Kilmaurs and Stewarton. Bus 50 runs south to Mauchline, Auchinleck and Cumnock.

Taxi operators include Thistle Cabs (+44 1563 522222) and Streamline (based in Ayr, +44 1292 284545).

See

 * (Church of Scotland) on John Dickie St was built in 1802. Its predecessor of 1750 carried a legend that it would collapse upon its congregation, so when in 1801 a piece of plaster happened to fall, there was a chicken-licken stampede for the exit that cost 30 lives.
 * John Finnie Street in town centre has a fine parade of red sandstone Victorian buildings with few modern intrusions. Finnie was born in Kilmarnock in 1790 but left to become very rich in Brazil. His offer of funding ensured the street got built, that plus the town Provost being his nephew.
 * Rowallan Castle north and Craufurdland Castle northeast are medieval turrets re-engineered and re-imagined into modern events venues, so you can only get in if you dress up in a wedding frock. Even that didn't work for April Ashley, who in 1963 married the future 3rd Baron Rowallan. When they broke up, her claim for maintenance failed and the marriage was annulled as she had been born a man. She'd had gender re-assignment surgery in 1960 but there was no legal recognition of that status in Britain until 2004.
 * started as a 15th-century keep, over-extended into a 19th-century mansion. It was just about affordable while the miners below kept busy, then in 1909 the River Irvine burst its banks and took the lives of ten of them, and washed away His Nibs' fortune. The castle is private property but there are permissive paths through the grounds, and the colliery ruins still stand.
 * is a village four miles east of Kilmarnock on A71 with several sights close by. Loudon Castle was a wannabe Alton Towers, the facade of a vastly over-extended and unaffordable mansion house, gone to rack and ruin. A theme park opened there in 1995 but folded in 2010. Barr Castle in the village centre is a 15th century sandstone tower. The parish church (Church of Scotland) is from 1809, while St Sophia's (Roman Catholic) is a Byzantine building of 1885 inspired by Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
 * Cessnock Castle two miles southeast of Galston off B7037 is a 15th-century keep expanded into a mansion in the 19th century. It's privately owned and you can't visit.
 * Moscow is four miles east of Kilmarnock and 1597 miles (2571 km) west of its namesake, and it is difficult to overstate their lack of similarity. It's just a few houses and farms around a crossroads on A719; it used to be Moss-haw but amended in 1812 to celebrate Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. Other local features were likewise renamed, such as the Volga Burn, an itsy-bitsy stream you can stride across. Moscow regularly features in pub quizzes about weird placenames.
 * is a volcanic plug of 1037 ft (316 m) rearing up near the A71. It's a natural redoubt and Robert the Bruce twice defeated the English here in 1307. The English dead were buried nearby at Wallace's Knowe. William Wallace was an earlier Scots leader who lies in an unmarked grave in London, executed by the English. "Spirit of Scotland" is a metal sculpture of 2004, a large outline of Wallace, and true to that spirit it's been placed within 100 yards of the car park.
 * Burns House Museum is in Mauchline to the south, see Ayr.

Do

 * Palace Theatre is at 9 Green Street (corner of London Rd), Box Office +44 1563 554900. It was built as a Corn Exchange in 1863, and its distinctive Italianate tower remains a city landmark. It became a theatre in 1903.
 * Cinema: Odeon is on Queens Drive A735 just south of the river.
 * Football:
 * Rugby: Kilmarnock RFC play way, way down in the amateur leagues, but they are the reason the football stadium is called Rugby Park. The two games went their separate ways in 1869, and the rugby team now play at Bellsland south along Queens Drive. International rugby has been played at Rugby Park, Scotland versus Tonga in 2014 and versus Georgia in 2016, but no-one from KRFC got picked.
 * Golf: the famous courses are on the coast at Troon and Turnberry. Just west of town are Annanhill and Caprington, with Rowallan Castle a few miles north and Loudon to the east. Kilmarnock Golf Club is actually on Barassie Links in Troon ten miles southwest.
 * Skiing: last thing you'd expect in these low moist hills, but Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex has a 110-m artificial slope, adequate for kiddie-lessons. It's off A71 seven miles east of Kilmarnock.
 * Look up your ancestors: The Burns Centre (above) has physical records especially for the east end of the county.
 * Discover stuff: Kilmarnock Academy had two pupils who won Nobel Prizes, a rare distinction. Alexander Fleming (1881-1951) discovered lysozyme (the natural antibiotic found in tears and sputum) and penicillin. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 along with Florey and Chain. John Boyd Orr (1880-1971) worked on protein metabolism and nutrition, then on national and global nutrition, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1949. The school don't mention how much he bunked off.
 * Look up your ancestors: The Burns Centre (above) has physical records especially for the east end of the county.
 * Discover stuff: Kilmarnock Academy had two pupils who won Nobel Prizes, a rare distinction. Alexander Fleming (1881-1951) discovered lysozyme (the natural antibiotic found in tears and sputum) and penicillin. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 along with Florey and Chain. John Boyd Orr (1880-1971) worked on protein metabolism and nutrition, then on national and global nutrition, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1949. The school don't mention how much he bunked off.

Buy

 * King Street is the main shopping area, a pedestrianised mall. Burns Shopping Mall is north end of it by the bus station.
 * Morrison's supermarket is on West Langlands St 200 yards west of the railway station, open M-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 8AM-8PM. The filling station has similar hours.
 * Glencairn Retail Park is half a mile south of town centre, and Queens' Drive Retail Park is southeast off A735.

Drink

 * Johnnie Walker whisky is no longer blended here, but is a popular brand available in every pub and supermarket in Britain. The standard product is Red Label. You pay more for Black Label, which has a higher proportion of malt to grain whisky. That price and proportion increases with other label colours, and the company's inventiveness may one day exceed the visible light spectrum.
 * Lochlea is a distillery at Craigie four miles south of Kilmarnock; their whisky first went on sale in 2021. No tours.
 * Johnnie Walker whisky is no longer blended here, but is a popular brand available in every pub and supermarket in Britain. The standard product is Red Label. You pay more for Black Label, which has a higher proportion of malt to grain whisky. That price and proportion increases with other label colours, and the company's inventiveness may one day exceed the visible light spectrum.
 * Lochlea is a distillery at Craigie four miles south of Kilmarnock; their whisky first went on sale in 2021. No tours.
 * Lochlea is a distillery at Craigie four miles south of Kilmarnock; their whisky first went on sale in 2021. No tours.

Stay safe
The police station is in the town centre on 10 St Marnock Street, KA1 1TJ.

In an emergency call 999. For non emergencies call 101 for police, or 111 for medical help.

Connect
As of July 2022, Kilmarnock and its approach roads have 4G from EE, O2 and Vodafone, and 5G from Three.

Go next

 * Ardrossan has ferries to the Isle of Arran.
 * Largs is the seaside town where Norwegian control over Scotland was broken. It has ferries to Great Cumbrae island.
 * Ayr has the Robert Burns Heritage Area and Culzean Castle.
 * East Kilbride will only delight admirers of Brutalist 20th century "New Town" architecture.
 * Hamilton continues Kilmarnock's theme of grandiose mansions gone to ruin. Harry Lauder was among the miners who tunnelled so busily that the "chateau" was undermined and fell down.

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Kilmore Quay

Kilmore Quay is a fishing village on the south coast of County Wexford, with a population in 2016 of 372. It's a centre for yachting and sea-angling, and boat trips sail to the nature reserve of Great Saltee Island. Small as it is, Kilmore Quay is the main settlement on this coast, between the River Bannow estuary to the west, and Tacumshane to the east where the coast turns away from the Atlantic to face the Irish Sea. Sights and amenities across that district are described here.

Get in
Bus 390 / 383 runs four times M-Sa, taking 30 min from Wexford to Kilmore Quay.

By road from Wexford take N25 towards Rosslare, and after 5 km turn onto R739.

Get around
The village is small, but you need wheels to reach outlying attractions.

See

 * Village centre has several thatched cottages along R793, and the attractive St Peter's Church.
 * The harbour is authentic rather than picturesque - it's a working fishing port. Seals may haul out here, or approach any likely source of fish scraps.
 * is a spit of shingle and stones, 1 km long at low tide. Many of the stones are "erratics" - not local - indicating that the spit is glacial rubble. It continues underwater to the Saltee Islands, a hazard to boats approaching from the east.
 * is the larger of the two Saltee islands, 5 km off Kilmore Quay. April to Sept a ferry plies 4 times a day, weather permitting, adult fare €30. There's no landing stage and you may need to wade ashore onto slippery rocks. The island is a wildlife reserve, with a ranger post but no habitation, amenities or shelter. Watch for seals, puffins, razorbills, guillemots, gannets, fulmars, shearwaters, kittiwakes and great blackbacks. Here and there are traces of the former farmstead. The island is owned by the Neale family: Michael Neale (d 1998) bought the place in 1943 with his cattle-dip fortune, proclaimed himself Prince and the island an independent micro-state, and didn't condescend to pay mainland taxes. Look for the ceremonial investiture throne whereupon his descendants take up their reign.
 * Little Saltee 1 km north can't be visited. It's privately owned by the Bellew family, who have a cottage there.
 * is the long spit of sand dunes, marram grass and mudflats stretching west of Kilmore Quay. As the name implies, it's riddled with rabbits, which try as they might cannot eat all the rare plantlife. It was an island until drainage / reclamation in the early 1800s created a polder that joined it to the mainland. There's lane access and a car park by the lagoon behind it.
 * are a pair of islets some 150 m long; they're a nature reserve. But they're just the visible tips of the dangerous reef below: in 1800 a shelter hut was built here for survivors of shipwrecks. It was already derelict when in Feb 1914 the Mexico, a Norwegian barque, hit the rocks. The Fethard lifeboat was launched but smashed by the waves with the loss of 9 of its 14 men. The survivors clambered onto the rocks to join the 8 survivors of the Mexico. Another lifeboat crew came for them but their dinghy in turn was holed. Nevertheless they made six trips and rescued the survivors two at a time, plugging the leak in the dinghy with a loaf of bread wrapped in oilskins. The stirring ballad written about the rescue omits any mention of the loaf, since the men's mothers would have murdered them for wasting precious food.
 * became attached to the mainland in the 14th century. The ruin of St Mary's Church is all that is left of a substantial medieval town.
 * and Clonmines medieval village: see Fethard-on-Sea for points west of the Owenduff estuary.
 * is a show farm, with kiddy attractions. It's open Sa Su 12:00-17:00, adult €5.50, child €4.50.
 * : see Rosslare for this and other features further east along the coast.

Do

 * Stella Maris Centre is the community centre, with various local events, and a cafe open Tu-Sa 09:00-14:00, Su 09:00-12:30.
 * See local boat operators for fishing trips.

Buy

 * Mace is the village store, opposite the caravan park and open M-Sa 07:00-20:00, Su 07:00-19:00.

Eat

 * Kehoe's (opposite the church) does good pub grub. It's open 12:00-20:00 daily.
 * The Saltee Chipper has won awards for its fish and chips.
 * Stella Maris Centre (see Do) does a reasonably-priced fry-up breakfast in the mornings.
 * Others in the village include Lick' Ice Cream, and Sunshine Chinese takeaway.
 * Others in the village include Lick' Ice Cream, and Sunshine Chinese takeaway.

Drink

 * Kehoe's (as mentioned above) is the village pub.

Sleep

 * Quay House is a pleasant B&B 500 m from the harbour.
 * Other B&Bs include Harbour Lights, and Groveside Farm 5 km north.
 * Quay House is a pleasant B&B 500 m from the harbour.
 * Other B&Bs include Harbour Lights, and Groveside Farm 5 km north.
 * Other B&Bs include Harbour Lights, and Groveside Farm 5 km north.

Connect
Last place you might expect it, but Kilmore Quay has 5G from Three. As of Jan 2021, there's 4G from Eir but no signal from Vodafone. Coverage in the countryside around is poor, and there's no signal on the Saltee Islands.

Go next

 * Wexford for its ruined abbey, National Heritage Park, and Johnstown Castle which houses the Agricultural Museum.
 * New Ross for the Dunbrody Famine Ship, Kennedy Homestead and JFK Arboretum.
 * Waterford has a rich Viking, medieval and Georgian heritage.

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