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	<title>Croan Self Catering Cottages in Ireland &#187; News</title>
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		<title>Cherry Blossom in late March</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s Cherry Blossom display is spectacular!
We hope that they&#8217;ll last until Easter.
We shot a video on a lovely sunny day and Pierre insisted on starring in the scene!

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		<title>Good Bee News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we did our first check of the hives in Spring, we were very worried about our poor bees. The winter had been very cold and we thought it likely that one or more of the hives would have died.
What we saw during that inspection was, we thought, worse than we feared. There were lots of dead bees &#8211; one hive had completely failed and the other 2 looked like they were on their last legs. Even in the tiny populations that remained we couldn&#8217;t see any queens and it looked like they were on their way out!
The problem was, it didn&#8217;t look like the cold had gotten to them. There were lots of pupae dead in their cells and so we thought that one of the Foul Brood diseases had struck.
We resolved, at the time, to burn all of the hives as this seemed to be the only way to prevent Foul Brood from spreading. But we couldn&#8217;t bring ourselves to do it while there were still bees coming and going.
How glad I am that we held off! Today&#8217;s inspection of the hives shows that the 2 which survived the winter are thriving. The populations are massive and they ...]]></description>
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		<title>Heritage Week in Kilkenny</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Heritage Week this week and there&#8217;s a fantastic range of events on in Kilkenny (and countrywide). Most are free and they offer a great opportunity to explore our Natural and Built Heritage.
Here are some of the events that we are looking forward to:

String Quartet Recital in the beautiful 14th century St. Mary&#8217;s Church, Gowran
Myths and Stories: Discovery Trail through Kilkenny Castle Park
Medieval Battle Re-enactments in Rothe House
Cheese making with Helen from Knockdrinna
Childrens&#8217; Medieval Themed Treasure Hunt in Jerpoint Abbey
And free Tours of St. Canice Cathedral and a variety of other historic buildings

Here&#8217;s the Heritage Week website:
http://www.heritageweek.ie/en/HomeSearchResults.aspx?loc=Kilkenny
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		<title>Kells Preschool trip to Croan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have just been visited by the Pre-school class from Kells Resource Centre.
Thankfully the sun shone and everyone had a great time feeding the animals, picking strawberries, playing on the lawn and ticking off the finds on the nature trail! I think that the ride in the big bus might have been the highlight for some though!

30 kids under 5 and not a tear shed all morning &#8211; a great success! We might host some more school trips in kilkenny.
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		<title>Champion Tree in Bloom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our champion native wild cherry tree (Prunus Avium) may be almost 270 years old but it still puts on an impressive display when in bloom, which it is at the moment.
The tree is almost 70 ft in height (20m) and when the sunlight catches the blossom, it really seems to glow!
The tree forms a part of the drive leading to Croan House and Cottages and we suspect that Cherry may have been inter-planted with the Lime Trees when they were planted in 1743. This specimen is the only Blossom tree remaining now.
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		<title>Croan Cottages in &#8216;Trotter&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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We&#8217;re delighted that Croan Cottages has been included in the Belgian and Dutch Guidebook &#8216;Trotter &#8211; Ierland&#8217;.
The Trotter guides are very popular in Belgium and The Netherlands and we hope that our inclusion in the guide will attract more visitors from those countries to our cottages.
What they say about us:
&#8220;Zie je dat de tarieven zeer voordelig zijn (voor een familie of een groepjevrienden). Uitstekend gelegen om de streek te verkennen.&#8221;
&#8220;You&#8217;ll see that rates very beneficial (for a family or a group of friends). Ideally situated for exploring the region.&#8221;
The full listing in Dutch is:
Neem in Kilkenny de N10 richting Waterford. Sla in Knocktopher rechts af richting Callan (R699) en Dunnamagan.
Vanaf hier staat het aangegeven. Cottage voor vier personen voor €395 tot 575 per week, afhankelijk van het sei-zoen. Tijdens de zomer uitsluitend verhuur per week, de rest van het jaar ook verhuur tijdens het weekend en voor een midweek.
Deze zaak, midden op het platteland, wordt gerund door een jong en zeer gastvrij gezin. Huisjes voor vier tot  zes personen.
Alle comfort is aanwezig: ingerichte keuken, wasmachine, tv-hoek, open haard&#8230; De elektriciteit wordt gewonnen door middel van duurzame energie. De dieren kunnen vrij rondlopen op het domein. 
Er zijn honden, kippen, pauwen, schapen en varkens, Sommige soorten zijn bedreigde  soorten. 
De eigenaars zullen je ook de zeldzame boomsoorten op ...]]></description>
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		<title>Spring images in the Gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have added new images of the self catering cottages and gardens in Spring.
Daffodils, snow-drops, Cherry Blossom and Fruit Trees are all in bloom!
You can see them on the Gallery Page:
http://www.croancottages.com/gallery.htm
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		<title>Congratulations!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‎4 years after they first stayed with us at Croan (on their first weekend away together), Paul brought Lorraine away for a surprise weekend break at Croan Cottages last weekend.
Then he used the occasion to propose to her!
We&#8217;re delighted to report that Lorraine said Yes!
Congratulations Paul &#38; Lorraine, we hope that you have a long and happy life together
  
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		<title>Bat Detecting!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As it was a beautiful, crisp night we decided to do some bat  detection.
With book and bat detector in hand we set about searching under the trees on the avenue  and around the pond.
It took some time to attune our ears to the chips, ticks, plops and smacks which we could hear as the bats hunted for food high above us.
During the search we identified Common Pipistrelles, Soprano Pipistrelles, Leislers and  Natterers. The Natterer is supposed to be quite rare, so we are delighted to be providing a home for some of them!
Thanks to Andrew from Alana Ecology for providing the bat gear!
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		<title>Angling holidays in Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The people at Irish Ferries have developed some videos on angling holidays in Ireland.
While we all know that there is some amazing fishing to be had in Ireland, a lot of anglers in the UK don&#8217;t realise how accessible, under-fished and free our waters are.
Even right on our doorstep here at Croan Cottages, there are some stunning fishing opportunities:
The King&#8217;s River in Kells is excellent for Trout on the fly.
The Nore offers larger Trout and an excellent fun of Salmon, again fished on the fish.
The Barrow is more well known for Coarse fishing and there are some large Bream shoals in the river.
Oaklands, Brandon lake, Castlecomer and the Waterford trout lakes all offer day fishing waters for a variety of species.
We can offer more information when you arrive to help plan a day&#8217;s fishing trip. In the meantime, take a look at the Irish Ferries video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_j4zlltkiY
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