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Kilkenny Travel Guide: 288 reviews and 593 photos
Back in June 2002, we went down to Kilkenny for the Cat Laughs festival - see my Local custom tip for more info. It's always a popular one and many comedy acts are sold out weeks in advance.
Kilkenny was founded in the 6th cent by St Canice, whose bust is located in Parliament St. It was the irish capital during the medieval ages but after the English settled in Ireland, Dublin became more important and became the capital, thanks to it's easy proximity to Britian. Now Kilkenny is just another town (NOT a city, though BarryG23 is never going to agree with me on that one!). It's a good place to base yourself if you want to explore the South-East of Ireland.
Kilkenny is definitely one of my favourite Irish towns and one that more people really ought to visit.
We were back in Kilkenny for St Patrick's day 2003...the parade was pathetic so after a couple of minutes of watching farmers in green drag, gardai and tractors, we hit a few bars :) then again, I'm not a fan of St. Patrick's day anyway...
Kilkenny is renowned for it's original Norman architecture, unlike any other Irish city, so the best thing you should do is just take a few hours to walk around and just take in the atmosphere & surroundings. You'll see everything in the town within a day.
A long long time ago, we went to Kilkenny as part of a History school trip. We visited St Canice to ooooh and aaaah over the flying buttresses and other fab Gothic features of the church.
- Pros:Cheap drink! Wahoo!!
- Cons:Thinks it's a city, when it is not! Shopping is'nt great
- In a nutshell:Very lively, you'll have plenty of craic here
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Smirting is a combination of the words smoking + flirting, geddit? It started when people had to go out for a ciggie... more travel advice
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Dunmore caves are off the Kilkenny-Castlecomer road, its well sign-posted, but you really could do with a car to get... more travel advice
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The room we had was absolutely gorgeous and spacious. We took an en-suite room for 4 people. I'd come back here... more travel advice
Paris Texas
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A nice bar with good food too. We went in here to watch the St Patrick's parade go by. more travel advice
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Comments (32)
Hi there....nice job on your pages....Have fun in America, I hope it is all you expect....
Not a fan of the Green Chili. The staff are quite rude
Hi! Looks like a lovely place to visit and have hangovers ;-) Enjoyed your tips, thanks for sharing / Jess
I just enjoyed a nice virtual wander around Kilkenny - my mum's home town. Thanks for your lovely tips and pictures. It's been 10 years since I last visited - hope to go back there some time. : )
I loved Kilkenny and hope to go back! Very nice page here
Yeah Almaty is great fairly European! I like your pages, especially the photos of ancient Celtic dwellings. Hey can you spot me a case of Kilkenny?
Nice page Orla! I have never been to Kilkenny but I have drank plenty of the namesake! I guess the town won't give me the headache? G'day from Australia
Looks like a nice town! And I love to see Dunmore Cave!
Hi Orla, seems like I would enjoy every minute in Kilkenny! Thanks for the lovely tour & tips :-)
Beautiful lovely Place! Ireland is really Beautiful, Night life is really cool in Kilkenny! :-)