Saint John’s Priory and Two Houses on John’s Quay
This week The Kilkenny Observer, in association with Cois Céim and The Kilkenny Saturday Walkers group, take a look at the history of Saint John’s Priory . The Priory’s history is an interesting one. By 1200 the Augustinians had a hospital at St Mauls dedicated to John the Evangelist. In1202 Bishop Felix O’Dullany granted one …
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Annual Tidy Town Awards 2022
Speakers KKB Chairman Pat Boyd Malcolm Noonan TD Minister of State – Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Cathaoirleach Kilkenny Co Co Mayor of Kilkenny The Entrepreneur award Kilkenny Cycle Tours Hidden Gems Antoinette Quigley, Rioch Street Ms. Gulnahar Qureshi, 37 St Kieran’s Crescent Delia Lowery, Nore Therapies, 7 William Street James Lawlor, 31 …
The worshipping of Helena
BY NED EGAN Part 3 So I took the decision to go and ask her, straight out, if there was ‘any chance.’ You think my antics were bizarre? We had a man in our village who thought he was a steam engine; another who had a bike for forty years and couldn’t ride it, a …
A tidy fortune may be hiding in your attic
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Maybe the mention of Christmas this early causes you to groan but unless you start now you could miss out on extra funds from what you think is clutter with the help of eBay. eBay, if you recall, was the first online marketplace but today is a household name. It …
Natural remedies for Menopause
BY CLAIR WHITTY Menopause, the journey! Last week I talked about symptoms of the perimenopause and promised that I would talk about supplements to help this week. I mentioned Cleanmarine MenoMin as being a great place to start for both perimenopause and menopause. I like this supplement as it’s a unique combination to help regulate …
Internet safety: what is your child viewing?
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Talking about their teenage daughters recently, friends spoke about their hopes for their futures but one fear came in for particular mention: social media. When my own daughter was growing up my fear was about stranger danger. Today current fears are very different: while the internet has many benefits, …
A patriotic band…
By John Fitzgerald St. Patrick’s band found itself on the receiving end of the RIC’s last banton charge in Kilkenny. It was on St Patrick’s night (ironically) that, at 7 p.m. a huge force of police, and troops in battle gear, took up positions in front of the theatre. On the opposite side of the …
When I lost my girl to another man
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS It was the text message that started it all, that now had me thinking. Remembering. Watching her come into the world, a squawking, mucus-mass bundle of breathing beauty, to a world back then as uncertain as it is now, to a couple for whom she held an unknown …
Golden Ballyhale seek fab 5 as The Village plan upset
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR The battle for Tom Walsh reaches the last stand St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) Senior Hurling Championship County Final UPMC Nowlan Park, Sunday 2:30pm James Stephens vs Shamrocks Ballyhale Thoughts of five consecutive county titles will be put on hold for at least 60 minutes of battle; as holders …
And the band played on…
By John Fitzgerald On the eve of the 1884 Manchester Martyrs parade, the police decided to nip the Kilkenny band’s planned seditious behaviour in the bud. RIC Head Constable Meek went to the band hall to warn that any parade that year would be decisively broken up and dispersed. Reluctantly, the band called off its …
