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- County Kilkenny (Irish: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region.
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County Kilkenny (Irish: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. [a] Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the county. At the 2022 census the population of the county was 103,685. [3]
- Kilkenny Design Centre. Kilkenny Design Centre is situated in what was once the stables of historic Kilkenny Castle and is fittingly located adjacent to The National Design & Craft Gallery, one of Ireland’s most exciting artistic venues.
- Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny. Visit the fantastic Smithwick’s Experience in Kilkenny City. Head to this multi-sensory and interactive venue which takes visitors on a journey through the medieval origins of brewing to the present day.
- Kilkenny Castle. Few buildings in Ireland can boast a longer history of continuous occupation than Kilkenny Castle. Founded soon after the Norman conquest of Ireland, the castle has been rebuilt, extended and adapted to suit changing circumstances and uses over a period of 800 years.
- The National Design & Craft Gallery. Kilkenny.
Jul 28, 2022 · Kilkenny, Ireland is a city known for its medieval history and its fine assortment of pubs. It delivers on both counts spectacularly! It also boasts some of Ireland’s best Christian ruins just a short drive away from the city center.
- Kilkenny Castle
- St Canice’s Cathedral
- Black Abbey
- Medieval Mile Museum
- Rothe House and Garden
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- Smithwick’s Experience
- Jerpoint Park
- Tholsel
- Dunmore Cave
On a rise by the River Nore, Kilkenny Castle started out as a Norman wooden fort in the 1170s, and over time became a palatial home for the noble Butler family. In the first half of the 19th century the Butlers decided to return the palace to its Medieval appearance, giving it the Gothic Revival design that remains today. Head to the gardens to amb...
On an ancient spot where there has been a church since the 500s, St Canice’s Cathedral is an Early Gothic monument from the 13th century. At 68 metres it’s the second longest cathedral in Ireland and both its architecture and fittings will keep you rapt for good hour or two. Outside you’ll notice the faux battlements that give the cathedral a forti...
Dating to 1225, this Dominican monastery was built outside Kilkenny’s city walls as a way of staying independent from the old Irish and English quarters. The abbey is close to a tributary of the River Nore, and over 800 years has suffered repeated floods. Like all abbeys in Ireland and Britain the Black Abbey was shut down during Henry VIII’s Disso...
A new historical museum for Kilkenny, the Medieval Mile Museum opened in 2017 at the converted St Mary’s Church and graveyard. The site goes back to the 13th century and the museum is just the place to get to know the merchants who controlled the economy and political life in Kilkenny in the Middle Ages. Two of the famous Ossory High Crosses from t...
On Parliament Street you can find a stunning Tudor townhouse, almost unchanged for hundreds of years. Rothe House was built for the powerful merchant John Rothe at the turn of the 17th century, and is remarkable for the amount of original architecture that is still intact. Rothe House is in fact three connected houses, built in 1596, 1604 and 1610,...
When the Puritan Oliver Cromwell arrived in Kilkenny in 1650, St Canice’s Cathedral was converted into a Protestant place of worship, leaving the Catholic congregation without a cathedral. This was only rectified in the mid-19th century when the Gothic Revival St Mary’s Cathedral was constructed at the highest point of the city. The building is par...
Also on the Medieval Mile, the old Smithwick’s brewery has been turned into an ale-oriented attraction with interactive exhibits, tastings and a gift shop at the end. Ale has been brewed at this place since the days of the Franciscan monastery that stood here in Medieval times. And while this was eventually closed down during the Reformation in 153...
About 15 minutes south of the centre of Kilkenny is the lost Medieval town of Newtown Jerpoint. Founded in the 12th century, Jerpoint once had 27 homes, 14 taverns and a courthouse. Amid chestnuts, beeches, lime trees and oaks you can now find the ruins of a domestic tower and the Church of St Nicholas, which has a 14th-century tomb effigy. The tow...
On High Street you can’t miss this monument with an imposing high arcade. The Tholsel is from 1761 and is now Kilkenny’s Town Hall. In the past it has been a custom house courthouse and a guildhall. Projecting from the roof is a small octagonal turret, clad with copper and clock, and with a viewing platform below. The Tholsel is a natural place for...
Although rather compact at 46 metres deep and 400 metres long, Dunmore Cave is worthwhile for its limestone formations and human history. The Annals of the Four Masters, written in the 1600s claims that there was a Viking massacre at Dunmore Cave in 928. A large amount of human remains were found in here in 1869, and in 1999 a hoard of silver datin...
Nov 3, 2021 · Discover where to stay in Kilkenny for a lovely stay in this Irish medieval city. Luxury hotels and budget accomodation included.
May 7, 2020 · There are castles set in the midst of farmlands or situated by the river, all with fascinating histories reflected in every well-preserved room or walls that are slowly crumbling. If you’re visiting Kilkenny, it is definitely more than its stunning namesake castle in the city.
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