Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Castle is in Kilkenny, Leinster. Kilkenny Castle is situated nearby to Kilkenny City Tours, as well as near Kilkenny Road Train Tours.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilkenny Castle and Shee Alms House.

Kilkenny Castle

Photo: Tolivero, Public domain.

Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 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 13th-century condition, it would have formed…

Shee Alms House

Public building

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shee Alms House was founded by the Shee family in 1582 'to accommodate twelve poor persons' in the city of Kilkenny, Ireland. It is a nationally significant Tudor period almshouse. Shee Alms House is situated 260 metres northwest of Kilkenny Castle.

County Hall

Town hall

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.

County Hall is a municipal facility in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. County Hall is situated 300 metres north of Kilkenny Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bennettsbridge and Johnswell.

Bennettsbridge

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 8 km southeast of Kilkenny Castle.

Johnswell

Locality

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 8 km northeast of Kilkenny Castle.

Kilkenny Castle

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.64983° or 52° 38′ 59″ north

Longitude

-7.24871° or 7° 14′ 55″ west

Operator

Office of Public Works

Open location code

9C4JJQX2+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11020901387

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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In Other Languages

“Kilkenny Castle” goes by many names.

Irish: “Caisleán Chill Chainnigh”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kilkenny City Tours and Kilkenny Road Train Tours.

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