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Kilkenny Tradfest Accommodation
The full schedule of events for the Kilkenny Tradfest festival has been released and it is packed full of great music and arts events throughout Kilkenny.
Thankfully there are lots of free traditional music events throughout the city.
Croan Cottages are just 15 minutes from Kilkenny and make an excellent base for families or groups of friends enjoying Kilkenny Tradfest.
The Kilkenny Tradfest event list includes:
Purdue University Marching Band from Indiana, USA perform at the Parade Plaza at...
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The full schedule of events for the Kilkenny Tradfest festival has been released and it is packed full of great music and arts events throughout Kilkenny. Thankfully there are lots of free traditional music events throughout the city. Croan Cottages are just 15 minutes from Kilkenny and make an excellent base for families or groups of friends enjoying Kilkenny Tradfest. The Kilkenny Tradfest event list includes: Purdue University Marching Band from Indiana, USA perform at the Parade Plaza at...
Read moreNew website design live
We are delighted with the new style and design of the website.
We hope that visitors will be able to find information on holidays in Kilkenny, things to do while in Kilkenny and information on our self catering cottages much more easily.
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We are delighted with the new style and design of the website. We hope that visitors will be able to find information on holidays in Kilkenny, things to do while in Kilkenny and information on our self catering cottages much more easily.
Read moreHen Eggs in the Incubator
Spring is well and truly upon us and Easter is not far away, so it’s time for some eggs to go into the incubator.
We always like to have some chicks about the place at Easter and younger guests in particular love to be able to hold them and feed them while they are here.
This year we’ve gathered 20 eggs from a wide variety of hens so we are really excited to see what hatches...
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Spring is well and truly upon us and Easter is not far away, so it’s time for some eggs to go into the incubator. We always like to have some chicks about the place at Easter and younger guests in particular love to be able to hold them and feed them while they are here. This year we’ve gathered 20 eggs from a wide variety of hens so we are really excited to see what hatches...
Read moreNew Festival for Kilkenny
We are delighted to hear that Kilkenny adds a new festival to the list from 2013 – Kilkenny Tradfest. Kilkenny Tradfest will take place on the 16th & 17th of March 2013 in the Medieval City of Kilkenny Ireland!
Organised as part of the Gathering Ireland the festival will bring you the very best of traditional Irish musicians, singers and dancers as well as a feast of family fun and entertainment.
Most of the events are free too!
The...
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We are delighted to hear that Kilkenny adds a new festival to the list from 2013 – Kilkenny Tradfest. Kilkenny Tradfest will take place on the 16th & 17th of March 2013 in the Medieval City of Kilkenny Ireland! Organised as part of the Gathering Ireland the festival will bring you the very best of traditional Irish musicians, singers and dancers as well as a feast of family fun and entertainment. Most of the events are free too! The...
Read moreMaking a wood fired Pizza Oven
This has nothing to do with the cottages, recipes or any of the other stuff that we normally post about but, it might be of use to someone.
We made a Wood fired Pizza/Bread oven last year and have uploaded some ‘in progress’ photos to Pinterest.
If you plan to make one, these might be of use.
http://pinterest.com/croancottages/outdoor-wood-fired-pizza-oven/
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This has nothing to do with the cottages, recipes or any of the other stuff that we normally post about but, it might be of use to someone. We made a Wood fired Pizza/Bread oven last year and have uploaded some ‘in progress’ photos to Pinterest. If you plan to make one, these might be of use. http://pinterest.com/croancottages/outdoor-wood-fired-pizza-oven/
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