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The Gables and Longbowe, Archersgrove, Bennettsbridge Rd, Kilkenny, Ireland.
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Winter 2010 at The Gables & Longbowe

December 13th, 2010

Hi All,
Just a few of photos during our recent “Cold” spell – enjoy.

Quick Tour Of Kilkenny

June 17th, 2010

I came accross this short video, it’s very real and is Kilkenny as it is.

Kilkenny At It’s Best

May 20th, 2010

I came accross this nice short video showing Kilkenny Castle at it’s best.
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PRESS SUCCESS FOR THE GABLES & LONGBOWE

April 16th, 2010

We are delighted to announce that the The Farmers Journal did a one page feature on The Gables and Longbowe, for full details click onto the link below
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The Refurbished Parade Kilkenny

April 15th, 2010

Was out for a walk this morning and went along the new refurbished Parade beside Kilkenny Castle. Plenty of open space there now, the local farmers market takes place here every Thursday morning, well worth a look for those specia; treats.
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Gables Garden

December 10th, 2009
Floor for recycling area
Floor for recycling area

Got the floor area for the recycling area finished, still deciding the finisk to put on floor area for the main area.

Special Offers In The Gables and Longbowe

November 16th, 2009
Winter is Coming to Longbowe & The Gables
Winter is Coming to Longbowe & The Gables

Winter is coming and so to are special offers, we have now added a “Special Offers” page to our website have a look and tell us what you think.

The Gables Garden

October 21st, 2009
Fencing Post Hole

Fencing Post Hole

Burst pipe

Burst pipe

 

Today went slow, the holes for our fencing posts are hard to dig and they have to be dug by hand as there are many different types of pipes underground. We also came accross a burst pipe with very old fittings. We replaced this. Something we never expected, but the shape of our garden is going to be determined by the underground pipenetwork.

The Gables Garden

October 21st, 2009
Everything Cleared

Everything Cleared

Day 3 and all is cleared, We are going to local hardware stores to see what’s out there.

The Gables Garden Project

October 19th, 2009
The Start

The Start

Etienne from France and me are going to try make a garden for the Gables. This Garden will have to be practical and not to expencive to build.

Our first day was spent clearing away farmyard materials.

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