Kilree Church, Round Tower and CrossA 29m round tower that has lost its cap, a church ruin and a carved high cross, all in the one field south of Kells.
Monastic site
Kells Priory
Kells, County Kilkenny
About three acres are walled in behind seven towers, beside the King's River at Kells.
Kells Priory is one of the largest and most impressive medieval monuments in Ireland.
- Where
- Kells, County Kilkenny
- Address
- Kellsborough
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Kilree Church, Round Tower and CrossA 29m round tower that has lost its cap, a church ruin and a carved high cross, all in the one field south of Kells.
Jerpoint AbbeyA Cistercian abbey of the 12th century near Thomastown. The carved figures along the cloister arcade are the reason to go.
ThomastownA walled Norman town on the Nore, with parts of the town wall still up and a river crossing that has been in use since the 13th century.
Kilfane Glen and WaterfallThe wooded ravine near Thomastown was laid out in the 1790s, with a thatched cottage orné beside a made waterfall. It is closed for 2026 and opens again for July and August 2027.
Kilkenny CastleThe Norman castle stands over the Nore in the middle of the city, with the long gallery inside it and fifty acres of parkland behind.What’s on nearby
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More in Kilkenny
St Canice's Cathedral and Round TowerCathedral · Kilkenny cityThe 13th century cathedral is at the top of the city, and the thirty metre round tower beside it is open to climb.
Dunmore CaveCave · CastlecomerStairs from the visitor centre take you down into a limestone cave north of the city, and a tall calcite column, the Market Cross, is the thing to see.
Woodstock Gardens and ArboretumGarden · InistiogeThe Victorian estate garden sits on the hill above Inistioge, with a monkey puzzle avenue, a noble fir walk and a walled garden.
Rothe House and GardenHouse and gardens · Kilkenny cityThree merchant houses and their cobbled courtyards on Parliament Street, built by John Rothe between 1594 and 1610, with the orchard garden restored behind them.
Medieval Mile MuseumMuseum · Kilkenny citySt Mary's Church on High Street is no longer a church. It holds the carved merchant tombs of the city instead.
Smithwick's ExperienceDistillery or brewery · Kilkenny cityThe brewery visitor centre on Parliament Street stands on the St Francis Abbey site, where brewing ran from 1710.
GraiguenamanaghTown · Co. KilkennyDuiske Abbey and a seven arch stone bridge are what the town is built around, under Brandon Hill on the Barrow.
Nore Valley WalkWalk · InistiogeThe riverside path along the Nore between Inistioge and Thomastown, through woodland and past the Woodstock estate.