If you can't afford to live in Kilkenny City, where is the next best place.

Zelda247

Just wondered if we can't afford a house in Kilkenny City, where is the next best place in Kilkenny County to live.

hi5

Thomastown.

Cabaal

Callan,

Spocker

It depends; what are your needs? Do you have children? (so think about schools), where do you work (will you have to commute?), do you need banks/supermarkets/co-ops to hand? Would you prefer to live in the country for the peace and quiet? Give us a little more information on you circumstances ....

+1 for Callan though

Noddy33

Depends on your own personal circumstances but places like Danesfort or Bennetsbridge are very nice villages that are only a very short commute in to KK city and have very quick and easy access to M9 motorway if commuting to work in any route directly located near the M9. Thomastown in my opinion would be a nicer place to live than Callan but lack of secondary school options could be an issue down the line if you have Kids and choose not to send them to the local Grennan College secondary school

Zelda247

Both retired, no kids so schools not an issue. We would like a good transport link to Kilkenny City though.

Sky King

Thomastown.

It's perfect if you don't need to communte to KK daily, you have pubs, shops, supermarkets etc and you have the train going through there as well so there's you transport link.

And it's a nice town.

riffmongous

Thomas town has a twice daily bus to kilkenny too, which accepts travel pass

Zelda247

Ah fantastic about Thomastown it sounds lovely, do you know if there are many walks around there?

Noddy33

Zelda247 wrote: »

Ah fantastic about Thomastown it sounds lovely, do you know if there are many walks around there?

Loads of walks alone the banks of the river that stretches up all the way to Inistioge and there also option of walks around the Mount Juliet estate too

Cabaal

Callan has two banks, post office, credit union, two supermarkets, (Supervalue & Aldi) etc
Bus service is very good with both Bus Eireann & Kavanaghs passing through the down on the main Clonmel to Dublin route so there's buses every 2hours or so

raze_them_all_

Not castlecomer, never castlecomer

gramar

Bennettsbridge is halfway between Thomastown and KK, the above mentioned bus service passed through on the way twice a day. Call me biased but I'd live there before Thomastown.

Zelda247

Thanks a lot, regarding supermarkets, what does Thomastown have?

gramar

Zelda247 wrote: »

Thanks a lot, regarding supermarkets, what does Thomastown have?

There's Supervalu and Lidl.

Zelda247

gramar wrote: »

There's Supervalu and Lidl.

Thanks, where is the nearest Aldi?

gramar

Zelda247 wrote: »

Thanks, where is the nearest Aldi?

Outskirts of Kilkenny city, Hebron Road

Zelda247

How far is it to drive from Thomastown to Kilkenny and how much does the bus or train cost please?

riffmongous

Train is expensive I think and about a mile or a little less outside town, Kilbrides bus is maybe 7 return?? But free with the pension travel pass, or at least it was last time I took it. you also have New Ross and Waterford fairly close too