Kilkenny and Oz, and the love of a stranger
BY NED EGAN Part 1 Well, we know all about ‘Dacent Boys’ – and ‘Cute Girls’. Or so we think, anyway. Y’know, about their less than ‘flahoolagh’ {free-and-easy} ways with the moolah. In the pub, the round comes to them – and suddenly a lengthy call of nature deprives them of the opportunity of …
Get a move on…
YOU know you need to exercise. Doctors tell us so, as does the media, nutritionists, friends, acquaintances, peers, and our families. The idea sounds good but actually getting started is often trickier. Picturing themselves out of breath and sweating is enough to put some off. Unfortunately, there’s very little you can do about this aspect …
Top Cat T J fires Kilkenny to final!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR PHOTOS BY INPHO Butler pockets Kelly in crushing of Clare All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final Croke Park, Dublin Kilkenny 2-26 Clare 0-20 It’s a long, long way from Clare to here. That certainly was the feeling amongst the travelling Banner supporters as they emptied out of Croke Park last …
Semple Stadium Calling!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR PHOTOS BY INPHO FINAL BERTH UP FOR GRABS IN CROKER CLASH Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Round 5 Galway 1-17 Kilkenny 2-14 Kenny Park, Athenry Galway advanced to the semi-final stage of this year’s All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, by virtue of scoring difference, following an entertaining draw with Kilkenny …
John Cullen, Lord of the Lough, time in the army and his court martial
This week Cois Céim, in association with The Saturday walkers group explain the term ‘kishing’ that was very much part of the Kilkenny vocabulary in the 1700’s. The last ‘kishing’ was done in Kilkenny in 1780. Kishing was ordered for a jury when it failed to reach a verdict. The jury was taken in horse …
Remembering those from Kilkenny who died at the Somme
The Kilkenny Observer would like to thank Mary Anne Maher for the photos. On Sunday July 3, members and supporters of The Kilkenny Great memorial committee gathered at Kilkenny’s Peace Park. The annual commemoration of The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, has become a special day in the city. The …
Gowran Park Ladies Day 2022
It’s BACK!!! After two Covid interrupted years we are delighted to announce our MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre & Lyrath Estate Ladies Day will be returning to Gowran Park on Saturday July 23rd, bigger & better than ever! This year’s guest judge will be Kilkenny native and Fashion Blogger Lorraine Booth who will be assisted by …
Three Miles of Road
A wonderful work of storytelling and social history with treasured memories Ireland of the 1960’s was seen as a vibrant time. It was a time when worldwide, what was accepted as being ‘the norm’ was being challenged. Ireland also benefited from the economic boom and developing economy as policies of protectionism were abandoned and the …
Cromwell in Kilkenny
As the invaders prepared to lay siege to Kilkenny, Walter Butler was building up the garrison’s defences. He deployed correspondingly greater numbers of fighters to a part of the wall at which he figured Cromwell would be likely to attempt a breach. Behind the wall that stood between the invaders and occupation of the city, …
Reflections on Hurling
Following the All-Ireland Semi-final win over Clare, The Kilkenny hurlers will meet Limerick in the All Ireland Final. An apt time to remember the words of journalist Con Houlihan and his thoughts on Kilkenny hurling Con Houlihan The history of hurling is not free from irony: for generations the ancient game was patronised by the …
