The Playwright

The Playwright is a retail building in Kilkenny, Leinster. The Playwright is situated near the house The Metropole, as well as near the pub Kyteler’s Inn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kilkenny Castle and Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny.

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… Kilkenny Castle is situated 450 metres southeast of The Playwright.

Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny is a brewery-turned-brewery-tour located on the "medieval mile" in Kilkenny, Ireland. The Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny is the site where Smithwick's was brewed from the 1700s until 2014. Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny is situated 130 metres north of The Playwright.

Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tholsel, also known as the Town Hall, is a municipal building in the High Street, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It served as the meeting place by Kilkenny Borough Council until the council was abolished in 2014. Town Hall is situated 150 metres south of The Playwright.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnswell and Bennettsbridge.

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 The Playwright.

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 The Playwright.

The Playwright

Type: Retail building
Category: building
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.65324° or 52° 39′ 12″ north

Longitude

-7.25361° or 7° 15′ 13″ west

Levels

Open location code

9C4JMP3W+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 178125352

OpenStreetMap feature

building=retail

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Highlights: Kyteler’s Inn and The Metropole.

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