Athenaeum
Athenaeum is a public building in Kilkenny, Leinster. Athenaeum is situated nearby to Kilkenny College of Beauty & Sports Therapy, as well as near the square The Parade.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… Kilkenny Castle is situated 140 metres east of Athenaeum.
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 130 metres north of Athenaeum.
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 220 metres northwest of Athenaeum.
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 Athenaeum.
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 Athenaeum.
Athenaeum
- Type: Public building
- Postal code: R95 V052
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.65033° or 52° 39′ 1″ northLongitude
-7.25111° or 7° 15′ 4″ westInception
1805Levels
2Open location code
9C4JMP2X+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 241273321OpenStreetMap feature
building=public
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