Sightseeing + Tours
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| Kilkenny Castle The Parade, Kilkenny |  |
There has been a castle on this site since 1172 when the Norman Knight, Richard de Clare, called Strongbow, built a wooden tower on this rocky height overlooking the River Nore. The first stone castle was built here twen... more
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| Jerpoint Abbey Jerpoint, Thomastown, Kilkenny | |
Following the Dissolution the property was granted to James Butler, Earl of Ormond. In the early years of the nineteenth century the Cistercian ruins of Ireland became popular with the romantics. In 1823 the ruins of Jer... more
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| St. John the Evangelist Church Upr. John Street, Kilkenny | |
Mary Elizabeth Norris, Bapt. Oct. 15, 1865, B. Sept. 17, Thomas / Bridget Cox Hugh Thompson & Elizabeth Kane Thomas Milne, Bapt. Oct. 15, 1865, B. Sept. 4, John / Mary Driscoll Wit. John Foley & Ann Wiseman Micha... more
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| Rothe House Parliament Street, Kilkenny | |
As explained previously Andrew Wolfe was a schoolmaster after whom this part of Rothe House is called. The map gives the number of the various rooms. The valuation is also given in the table. The tenants changed quite fr... more
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| Black Abbey Parliament Street, Kilkenny | |
Nobody is sure why this Dominican church, founded in 1225, is named Black Abbey. It may be because the Dominicans wore black capes over their white habits, or perhaps because the Black Plague claimed the lives of eight p... more
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| Graiguenamanagh Regional Road R705 (Carlow-New Ross) and R703 (Graiguenamanagh-Thomastown), (12 miles north of New Ross), Graiguenamanagh | |
Graiguenamanagh is one of Ireland’s best kept secrets. And if that sounds like a cliché then Graiguenamanagh could be the town that prompted the cliché. The place oozes history at every corner and 200... more
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| Duiske Abbey and Abbey Centre Graiguenamanagh,, Graiguenamanagh | |
. The abbey was suppressed in 1536 and the last abbot, Charles O’Cavanagh, resigned his title. Following the Dissolution the property passed to the earl of Ormond and the abbey church was used as a local place of w... more
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| Dunmore Caves Castlecomer Road, Dunmore | |
city and, like other caves across the country, is formed by limestone which was laid down over 300 million years ago. It contains almost a quarter of a mile of passages and at its deepest point is 150 foot below the surf... more
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| Kilkenny Old Jail and Courthouse Parliament Street, Kilkenny | |
man's pub' but in fact nothing could be further from the truth. Many of the original fittings are still present, however there is evidence of upgrading around forty years ago. Although we never made a conscious effort to... more
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| Capuchin Friary Friary Street, Kilkenny | |
...Laffertys is situated on South Street in the historic Scottish town of St Andrews. The pub is quite small, but the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. A small selection of food is offered, ranging from soup and sandwich... more
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