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Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Norman castle from 1213 on the banks of the rio Nore, seat of the Butler family for over 500 years, with rooms restored in Victorian style, the Long Gallery and about 20 hectares of parkland.
Kilkenny · Ireland Capital
Kilkenny
In the destination Kilkenny and the Rock of Cashel.
In the photo: Kilkenny Castle
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The city
What to expect from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny is the county town of the same name, on the banks of the rio Nore, with a medieval center of narrow streets and stone alleys. The Medieval Mile links the Castelo de Kilkenny, home of the Butler family, to the Catedral de St Canice and its round tower, passing the Medieval Mile Museum, Rothe House, the Black Abbey and the old Smithwick's brewery.
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The local experience
What to see in Kilkenny
Church
St Canice's Cathedral
A 13th-century Gothic cathedral, the second longest in Ireland, with carved stone tombs of the Butler family and, beside it, a 9th-century round tower that can be climbed by internal stairs.
Museum
Medieval Mile Museum
Museum housed in the church of St Mary, from the 13th century, in the middle of the Medieval Mile, with stone tombs, medieval objects and the history of Kilkenny from its founding to the 17th century.
Museum
Rothe House
Merchant's house from 1594 on Parliament Street, with three buildings around courtyards, period rooms, a collection of city objects and a recreated 17th-century garden at the back.
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Museum
Smithwick's Experience
Exhibition in the former Smithwick's brewery, founded in 1710 beside the ruins of St Francis Abbey, about the history of Kilkenny's red ale and the monks who brewed beer there.