Week 3 Explore Flickr, tagging and Creative Commons; Post pictures to Flickr

I've just come back from having a nice freshly squeezed juice and decided to have another go at getting this image up. Lo and behold it worked. What was I doing wrong before!! Why this image I hear you ask. This is Kilkenny Castle in Ireland, and no I haven't been there - yet. I intend to go one day. I can't wait to see the beautiful breathtaking scenery, the village life and the energetic buzz of the larger cities. Kilkenny city hosts the world's top comedy festivals, The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival. It is also firmly established as one of the great bastions of arts and crafts. Kilkenny Castle is an 800 year old Norman Castle overlooking the ancient streets. At the time of the Norman Invasion, in 1172, a wooden fortress was built by Strongbow (Richard de Clare) in what became known for a time as Englishtown. This structure, as well as much of the town was laid waste by Donald O'Brien, King of Thomond, who forced the Anglo-Norman invaders under Strongbow to retreat to Waterford. In 1195, William Marshal, who succeeded Strongbow, rebuilt the castle on a larger scale, and restored the town. The structure he built became known as Kilkenny Castle, which was later erected as a stone castle in the thirteenth century. From the fourteenth century Kilkenny Castle was the main seat of the Butlers, the Earls and Dukes of Ormonde, who play a large part in Irish history.

Can't wait to get over there.

Al