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Pack your bags and a Thigh bone... We Retired in Ireland!


Does the idea of retiring in a foreign country sound like something you'd like to do? Meet our wonderful guests, Celine and Glen Collins, who decided that is just what they dreamed of doing. After retiring from high level, fast paced careers, this couple packed up two suitcases each and moved to beautiful Kilkenny, Ireland. They enlighten us with the story of their downsizing for their big move, and the reasons they picked Kilkenny to live their best retirement story. We were blessed to meet up with them when we visited Ireland last fall and now have great friends from the city with the Medieval Mile!


00.52 Curt's Life Lesson from his book https://www.amazon.com/Fix-Problem-other-Lessons-Pragmatic/dp/1091400830

30:38 Map of Kilkenny https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kilkenny,+Ireland/@52.6540398,-7.2743343,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x485d30a13423c5ab:0xa00c7a9973173c0!8m2!3d52.6541454!4d-7.2447879

31:09 Medieval Mile https://visitkilkenny.ie/explore/irelands-medieval-mile/

31:23 Kilkenny Castle


31:55 St. Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower

32:15 Hole in the Wall pub https://www.holeinthewall.ie/

33:09 Medieval Mile Museum https://www.medievalmilemuseum.ie/

33:48 Kyteler's Inn https://www.kytelersinn.com/

Kyteler Witch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Kyteler

38:47 Recommended top five things to see if you visit Kilkenny

1. Kilkenny Castle http://kilkennycastle.ie/

2. St. Canice's Cathedral http://www.stcanicescathedral.ie/

3. Rothe House http://rothehouse.com/

4. Kytleler's Inn https://www.kytelersinn.com/

5. Medieval Mile Museum https://www.medievalmilemuseum.ie/

45:09 "you betcha" From the Collins' Follow your dreams

45:18 "oh hell, no" From the Collins'

1. Don't move at Christmas

2. Don't ship household items

3. Don't look for employment ( too many hassles)

This is where we stayed in Kilkenny. It was an Airbnb above O'Gorman's Pub.




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