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"Kilkenny Shop"-why none in Kilkenny?!

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  • 01-11-2011 4:38pm
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    road_high
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    Just wondering why there's no Kilkenny Shop in Kilkenny. I know there's ones in Dublin, Cork and Galway and a few other places. Used to be one on High St I think. You'd imagine there would be seen as KK is it's namesake. To the best of my knowledge the Kilkenny Design Centre is a seperate enterprise?


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    catbear
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    A second Dunnes not good enough for you?

    Seriously, good question. Were the KDC and the Kilkenny shop one business once, maybe they parted ways on the understanding that they wouldn't compete for the same turf.

    Kilkenny Beer isn't made in Kilkenny either, odd that.


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    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    There was in the Market Cross.

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



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    mousehouse
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    The Kilkenny shop used to be in Market Cross where Monsoon is at the moment..


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    catbear
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    Oh yeah, forgot about that.

    Well done Angels, another case closed!


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    Cabaal
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    Wasn't there one in Ballyhale (Kilkenny Living)?

    No idea why anyone happened on there, even at the time it seemed crazy to do so as you could see it wouldn't last....and that was during the boom.

    It was a brand and tbh its no different to the Waterford Crystal brand which basically has nothing to do with Waterford anymore.


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    Captain Havoc
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    Kilkenny Living was a furniture shop

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



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    Bootsy.
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    It was originally Blarney Woolen Mills, which was owned by a Cork family who had a falling out and split into two companies, Blarney Woolen Mills and The Kilkenny Shop. We had Blarney Woolen Mills here in KK for a long time until it closed down,.

    The Kilkenny Shop seems to have done better, I don't see any Blarney Woolen Mills anywhere anymore, maybe it's still in Cork, I dunno.


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    pegasus1
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    Bootsy. wrote: »
    I don't see any Blarney Woolen Mills anywhere anymore, maybe it's still in Cork, I dunno.


    bootsy, there is a huge Blarney Woolen Mills in Blarney, Co. Cork;)

    Edit...also ones in bunratty, Galway, Killarney and Tipperary....


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