Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kilkenny, Ireland

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3.2 km
Ascend 59 m
Descend 62 m

Explore Kilkenny in Ireland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in KilkennyIndividual Sights in Kilkenny

Sight 1: Smithwick's Brewery Experience

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Smithwick's Brewery Experience Lynn F / CC BY 2.0

Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny is a brewery-turned-brewery-tour located on the "medieval mile" in Kilkenny, Ireland.

Wikipedia: Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny (EN)

328 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Rothe House

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Rothe House is a late 16th-century merchant's townhouse complex located in the city of Kilkenny, Ireland. The complex was built by John Rothe Fitz-Piers between 1594–1610 and is made up of three houses, three enclosed courtyards, and a large reconstructed garden with orchard. As a museum, it is accessible to the public.

Wikipedia: Rothe House (EN)

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Kyteler's Inn

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Kyteler's Inn is a public house located in the centre of medieval Kilkenny in Ireland.

Wikipedia: Kyteler's Inn (EN), Website

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Town Hall

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The Tholsel, also known as City 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.

Wikipedia: The Tholsel, Kilkenny (EN)

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Shee's Almshouse

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Shee's Almshouse

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.

Wikipedia: Shee Alms House (EN)

311 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Butler House

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Butler House is an 18th-century Georgian Dower house located in Kilkenny, Ireland. It is currently working as a 4-star hotel and conference centre.

Wikipedia: Butler House, Kilkenny (EN)

422 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Kilkenny Castle

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Kilkenny Castle

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 an important element of the town's defences with four large circular corner towers and a massive ditch, part of which can still be seen today on the Parade.

Wikipedia: Kilkenny Castle (EN), Website

710 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: St. John's Priory

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St John's Priory, is a medieval Augustinian priory and National Monument located in Kilkenny City, Ireland. The Lady Chapel of the priory is now used as a parish church of the Church of Ireland.

Wikipedia: St John's Priory, Kilkenny (EN)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Butler Gallery

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Butler Gallery is a contemporary art gallery and museum in Kilkenny, Ireland. It presents a collection of works by Irish and international artists from the 18th century to the present day. A wing has been devoted to the work of the Callan artist Tony O'Malley and his wife Jane.

Wikipedia: Butler Gallery (EN), Website

347 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Saint John's Church

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The Church of Saint John the Evangelist, or John's Church, is a Gothic Revival style church in Kilkenny, Ireland. The Church was designed by William Hague and built from 1903 to 1908 on the site of an earlier church located in the graveyard. The grounds contain a trees and greenery.

Wikipedia: Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny (EN)

338 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Maudlin Castle

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Maudlin Castle is a tower house which formed part of a medieval hospital and National Monument located in Kilkenny, Ireland.

Wikipedia: Maudlin Castle (EN)

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