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WINE O’CLOCK: Raise a glass to the saint of romance

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2020 0

Saint Valentine put himself about a bit – or, rather, was put about a bit, since his travels began long after his death. Skeletal remains of the romantic saint were found in a Roman catacomb some 200 years ago. His skull is still in Rome. Other relics have made their way to France, Scotland and […]

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Kilkenny sculptor’s bust of Pope to fetch $180,000 at New York auction

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2019 0

A BUST made by a famous Kilkenny sculptor is expected to fetch up to a whopping $180,000 at auction in New York. The bust of Pope Clement XIV by Christopher Hewetson, one of the most celebrated 18th century sculptors, will be offered for sale on May 1 by Christie’s auctioneers. Hewetson was born in Thomastown […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: A papal favourite but it’s not infallible

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2019 0

MOST of us know it as the name of a wine, but Chateauneuf du Pape is also a village near Avignon, the southern French city that housed the papacy when it moved from Rome for much of the fourteenth century. It is a pretty village of stone walls and cobbled streets, spread around the foot […]

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Kilkenny will be hotter than Rome and Athens this weekend: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 22nd February 2019 0

KILKENNY and parts of Ireland will be hotter than Rome, Athens and Marseille this weekend as temperatures soar after the county endured two miserable rain-sodden days. Met Éireann said the country will see unusually warm weather over the next couple of days, soaring to 5 degrees above the average for February. And there’s even more […]