Pre COVID my sister Pea and I went to Ireland on a Brendan tour. One of the stops was the old 12th…read morecentury village, Jerpoint Newtown. We had lunch at the O'Connell's farmhouse with lovely soup and sandwiches. The high point was going to visit the relics of the old church and St. Nicholas' grave. Santa is only dead if you want him to be. The O'Connell's were wonderful hosts, giving great food, great craic (look it up) and a great tour with history of the relics and ancient graveyard. Awesome!

I read a blog on things to do in Kilkenny while planning a 50th best friends trip to Ireland from…read morethe US. We had to email to make an appointment for our tour and had to make sure we had money which is a rare thing theses days but I am so glad we stumbled across this hidden Gem. Joe was such a great host and allowed me to take as many photos and videos as I wanted so I could show my son's all the rich history his property had. His dogs were so friendly too. It was worth the tour just to hang out with them and I got to hold a 1 day old sheep which was an awesome added bonus. Be sure to pay the little extra for the sheep herding. Very neat if you have never seen anything like it before.