Kilkenny

Kilkenny

Take a trip to Ireland’s top crafts county and have a few laughs while you’re at it!

Stoneware Jackson Pottery, Inistioge
Jerpoint Abbey
Kyteler's Inn
Angling on the River Nore, Inistioge

From left to right: Stoneware Jackson Pottery, Inistioge, Jerpoint Abbey, Kyteler's Inn, Angling on the River Nore, Inistioge

A vibrant, flourishing city with a fascinating medieval history and a thriving crafts industry, Kilkenny is one of the  south east of Ireland’s most appealing places to visit.

With an 800-year-old Norman castle looking over the ancient streets, Kilkenny has transformed itself into a hip cosmopolitan destination with a diverse range of restaurants, lively pubs and bars.

The city also hosts one of the world’s top comedy festivals, The Cat Laughs Comedy Festivals, with acts from all over the globe offering excellent entertainment. 

For a quieter pace of life, head out into the unspoiled surrounding countryside where you’ll be lulled into submission by the tranquil River Nore and beautiful forest parks.

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Easter Trail

05 Apr 2012 - 09 Apr 2012

This Easter the Discovery Park will be hosting family events at Park. We will also have our annual Easter Trail which this year...

Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival

04 May 2012 - 07 May 2012

Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival, now in its 15th year, represents all forms of what we like to call Americana. From midday to...

Music in Kilkenny presents: Royal Irish Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra

06 May 2012 - 06 May 2012

Programme:- Jacques Ibert - Flute Concerto J. Haydn - Scena Di Berenice for soprano and orchestra Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano...

The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival

31 May 2012 - 04 Jun 2012

The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival was founded in 1994 in response to the burgeoning wealth of Irish comic talent with no clear...

Kilkenny Arts Festival

10 Aug 2012 - 19 Aug 2012

Each summer for 10 days in August the Kilkenny Arts Festival brings the very best in Irish and international visual art, classical...

Iverk Agricultural Show

25 Aug 2012 - 25 Aug 2012

The country’s most successful agricultural show will be held on Saturday, August 25 with plen­ty of entertainment on hand to keep...

Graiguenamanagh "Town of Books" Festival

21 Sep 2012 - 23 Sep 2012

A unique book trail will wind through the charming medieval village of Graiguenamanagh. Follow it and you will discover thousands...

Savour Kilkenny Food Festival

25 Oct 2012 - 29 Oct 2012

Celebrating Kilkenny's food heritage with open-air markets, workshops, street performers, musicians and family entertainment....

Irish Conker Championship Festival

27 Oct 2012 - 28 Oct 2012

"The 11th Irish Conker Championship Festival 2012 will provide a wonderful day of entertainment for all the family. Why not enter...

Kilkenomics

14 Nov 2012 - 18 Nov 2012

Money"Kilkenomics was established in 2010 in response to the growing public demand to try and make sense of the momentous economic...

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Gulliver’s Travels author Jonathan Swift was educated at the Kilkenny Grammar School.