Checking off more counties...

Since we still had the car, it was time to head south this time. Through Laois, Carlow and Kilkenny. We have always been told that Kilkenny is beautiful so we headed out with sunshine and ended our journey with rain. We pulled up to Kilkenny Castle just in time for the rain to start unloading on us. The main castle is right in the heart of the city on the river. We ate a quick lunch while trying to huddle underneath our umbrellas before the tour. The Butler family owned it for hundreds of years, but as it fell into disrepair the last heir sold it off for 50 pounds. The EU then help fund Ireland to fix it up. It is a great remodeled castle.

The skies started to clear up and we wandered around to find the churches of the area. Bruno and Ben ogled over his new camera while Amy and I frolicked around the graveyard and flowers and let them take the pictures. We found a great tower to climb, but just as we got to the entrance, they said it was close, we were heartbroken. The churches are beautiful since Kilkenny is known as Marble City. Lots of rock queries close by in the region. We wandered back to the city centre and stopped for some tea and dessert before heading back. As we were leaving it was sunny and of course the closer we got to Dublin the more it rained. We were doomed to be wet! We went for a great dinner and then tucked into bed since Amy was ready to hit Dublin running the next morning. Early morning wake up calls for her to come all week!