Medieval Mile MuseumSt Mary's Church on High Street is no longer a church. It holds the carved merchant tombs of the city instead.
Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny city, County Kilkenny
The Norman castle stands over the Nore in the middle of the city, with the long gallery inside it and fifty acres of parkland behind.
Few buildings in Ireland can boast a longer history of continuous occupation than Kilkenny Castle.
- Where
- Kilkenny city, County Kilkenny
- Address
- The Parade, Collegepark
- Official site
- kilkennycastle.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
Medieval Mile MuseumSt Mary's Church on High Street is no longer a church. It holds the carved merchant tombs of the city instead.
Smithwick's ExperienceThe brewery visitor centre on Parliament Street stands on the St Francis Abbey site, where brewing ran from 1710.
Rothe House and GardenThree merchant houses and their cobbled courtyards on Parliament Street, built by John Rothe between 1594 and 1610, with the orchard garden restored behind them.
St Canice's Cathedral and Round TowerThe 13th century cathedral is at the top of the city, and the thirty metre round tower beside it is open to climb.
Nore Valley WalkThe riverside path along the Nore between Inistioge and Thomastown, through woodland and past the Woodstock estate.
Clara CastleFive storeys of tower house at Clara, 6km east of the city, still holding its original oak beams. It stands in a farm field and the OPW opens it by appointment with the caretaker.What’s on nearby
Coming up within about 25km.
Saturday 28th November
Wednesday 2nd December
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Wednesday 9th December
More in Kilkenny
Jerpoint AbbeyAbbey · ThomastownA Cistercian abbey of the 12th century near Thomastown. The carved figures along the cloister arcade are the reason to go.
Kells PrioryMonastic site · KellsAbout three acres are walled in behind seven towers, beside the King's River at Kells.
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.
Kilfane Glen and WaterfallWaterfall · ThomastownThe 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.
GraiguenamanaghTown · Co. KilkennyDuiske Abbey and a seven arch stone bridge are what the town is built around, under Brandon Hill on the Barrow.
ThomastownTown · Co. KilkennyA 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.
Kilmogue Portal TombPrehistoric site · MullinavatThe capstone is tilted up at a steep angle, and this is one of the tallest portal tombs in the country, near Harristown.