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Kilkenny Destination Guide

Touring Kilkenny in Ireland

Kilkenny in the region of Leinster with its 21,589 citizens is located in Ireland - some 63 mi or ( 101 km ) South-West of Dublin , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kilkenny is now 09:18 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Swansea, Plymouth, Glasgow, Exeter, and Belfast. Being here already, consider visiting Swansea . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kilkenny ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kilkenny High Street.

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JP Ryan - Home

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Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel

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Butler Court Guest Accommodation, Kilkenny, Ireland

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Four Star lodgings, Kilkenny. www.butlercourt.com Photos & iMovie by http ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rothe House

Rothe House, is a unique Irish 17th century merchant’s townhouse complex located in the city of Kilkenny, Ireland. The complex was built by John Rothe Fitz-Piers between 1594-1610 and is made up of three houses, three enclosed courtyards, and a large reconstructed garden with orchard. Rothe House is considered to be nationally significant because of the wide range of original post-medieval features which survive in good condition in Ireland.

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Located at 52.65 -7.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in the Republic of Ireland, Buildings and structures in County Kilkenny, Gardens in County Kilkenny, Houses in the Republic of Ireland, Kilkenny (city), Local museums in the Republic of Ireland, Museums in County Kilkenny, Visitor attractions in County Kilkenny

The Tholsel, Kilkenny

The Tholsel, High Street, Kilkenny, Ireland was built in 1579/82 and extended in 1761 by Alderman William Colles (b.1702). It was built as place for collecting tolls, but has also been used as customs house, a courthouse and a guild hall. It is used today as the town hall, and that’s the name that many local people would know the building by. A key feature of the building is the open arcade on the ground floor which straddles the pavement.

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Located at 52.65 -7.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in County Kilkenny, Government buildings completed in 1761, Kilkenny (city), Visitor attractions in County Kilkenny

St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny

St. Mary’s is the Roman Catholic cathedral for the Diocese of Ossory. It is situated on James’s Street, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Kilkenny also has a second cathedral, Saint Canice’s which is Church of Ireland. Saint Mary’s was designed by William Deane Butler (c.1794-1857). He was chosen by Bishop William Kinsella (1793-1845) who instigated the building of St. Mary’s in February 1842. Work began in April 1843 and finished in 1857, which included the period of the Irish famine.

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Located at 52.65 -7.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Churches in County Kilkenny, Gothic Revival architecture in Ireland, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory, Roman Catholic cathedrals in the Republic of Ireland

St Canice's Cathedral

St Canice's Cathedral, also known as Kilkenny Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Kilkenny city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Ossory, it is now one of six cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory.

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Located at 52.66 -7.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 13th-century architecture, Anglican cathedrals in the Republic of Ireland, Churches in County Kilkenny, Deans of Ossory, Diocese of Cashel and Ossory, Kilkenny (city), Visitor attractions in County Kilkenny

Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Castle (Irish: Caisleán Chill Chainnigh) is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation and in its original thirteenth-century condition it would have formed an important element of the defences of the town with four large circular corner towers and a massive ditch, part of which can still be seen today on the Parade.

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Located at 52.65 -7.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in County Kilkenny, Castles in County Kilkenny, Gardens in County Kilkenny, Kilkenny (city)

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