Apr. 18, 2019 - Waterford, IE

Ireland Day 4, Dublin, IE - Kilkenny - Waterford, IE

Shades of Ireland: 13 days

Thursday Apr. 18, 2019

7:00am suitcases out

7:15am - 7:45am breakfast

8:15am bus departs

9:55am - 10:10am pee break Paulstown, IE (gas station)

10:55am arrive in Kilkenny

Self-walking tour (just Sharon and I)

• Kilkenny Castle, Rose Garden
• Outdoor market
• browse Smithwick's Experience
• St. Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower (€4 each)
• walk to Dominican Black Abbey
• River Nore Linear Park Canal Walk
• Hurling Statue
• Design Centre for quick lunch (cranberry scone)

Hurling Lesson from John

1:00pm leave Kilkenny

1:45pm arrive in Waterford

1:55pm - 2:50pm Tour with Jack Burtchaell

• Viking Triangle
• Reginalds Tower
• Greyfriars Church
• Christ Church Cathedral
• John and Susanna Roberts (22 kids!)
• OSIP (Over Sexed Irish Protestants)
• Role play Tom as Dermot MacMurrough, Tina as Derbfhorgaill, Peter as Strongbow, Melissa as Aoife

3:00pm - 4:10pm Tour: Medieval Museum of Treasures

• The Undercrofts
• Choristers Hall
• Wine!
• Mayor's Wine vault
• Great Parchment of Waterford
• The Great Charter Roll
• Collection of High Mass Vestments
• Henry VIII's Bearing Sword AND Cap of Maintenance

4:11pm - 4:30pm Tour of Waterford Crystal

4:35pm to The Granville Hotel

6:30pm dinner with St. Louis Jim and Pam

• Blaa
• Vegetable Soup
• Steak and Guinness Stew
• ice cream 

8:15pm "How to make an Irish Coffee" tutorial

8:30pm - 10:45pm evening walk around Waterford

11:00pm - 11:45pm Entertainment in the bar

• Song "(One More Word)" aka  'Aon Focal Eile'  by Richie Kavanaugh