We toured the abbey on our own since it was close to Kilkenny. It was around a 20 minute drive…read more Admission was free using the Heritage Card. We had a great overview of the abbey from the staff as well as tips on other places to see nearby. We almost had the abbey to ourselves given the weather and lateness in the day. The ruins were in good condition to walk around and we tried to find most of the unusual carvings that the staff highlighted. They were randomly located throughout and an odd feature given the austerity imposed on most abbeys at the time. Do stop by.

A Cistercian Abbey from ~1100AD. Interesting history and description of the life of the monks in…read morethose days. Our guide was delightful and knowledgeable. Tour lasted about 1 hour. It is worth a look if you are in the area. Mark & Nancy.

If you are in Kilkenny Ireland, you must visit the Kilkenny Castle. This place is well preserved…read moreand gives such a great tour of history. The stunning sites in every room will take you back hundreds of years ago. With every turn of the corner, you're faced with beautiful Furniture, paintings, and tapestries. Photos don't even capture the magnificent history in this castle. Be sure to visit the Kilkenny Castle on your next trip to Ireland

We decided to tour the Kilkenny castle grounds on the last day that we spent in the city. It is…read morequite a lovely spot! The tour was self guided and took about an hour. You get to tour a good number of the rooms throughout the castle, and here/read about the history of the place. It's amazing how many of these places have been around in some form for 1000 years or so! Perhaps the most impressive thing here was the giant set of an ancient moose antlers that were absolutely massive! Don't forget to check out the dungeon where there was a nice movie playing explaining some more of the history of the place. This is a must do if you're in the area!

A must see city!! Very walkable with so much to see and do!! We took a day trip from Dublin and it…read morewas our favorite town while on 10 day tour! There were so many cathedrals (take the trolley that picks up at the castle) and things to see around town.

The second day of our Ireland tour brought us to Kilkenny and we sure loved it. There must be 200…read morepubs and restaurants clustered together on what is known as the Medieval Mile. Throw in a thousand year old castle, the Smithwicks Brewery, live music just about everywhere you go, and a great monument dedicated to the sport of Irish Hurling, and you have one fascinating and extremely eclectic city. I can't tell you enough how much we enjoyed Kilkenny.

They were fast inefficient are posting of letters to the the United States we recommend stop there…read moreit's nicely appointed building

Amazing to explore and climb! There is a ladder inside and it wasn't too difficult to get up for my…read morefamily, although I will say towards the top the space does get more narrow. Beautiful view at the top. Worth the money and would definitely recommend!

We didn't plan to visit this cathedral but stumbled upon it while wandering around. It's really…read moreinteresting architecturally and historically. There's quite a bit to read here. The round tower is worth a climb for views of Kilkenny but the steps are awfully steep.

Pre COVID my sister Pea and I went to Ireland on a Brendan tour. One of the stops was the old 12th…read morecentury village, Jerpoint Newtown. We had lunch at the O'Connell's farmhouse with lovely soup and sandwiches. The high point was going to visit the relics of the old church and St. Nicholas' grave. Santa is only dead if you want him to be. The O'Connell's were wonderful hosts, giving great food, great craic (look it up) and a great tour with history of the relics and ancient graveyard. Awesome!

I read a blog on things to do in Kilkenny while planning a 50th best friends trip to Ireland from…read morethe US. We had to email to make an appointment for our tour and had to make sure we had money which is a rare thing theses days but I am so glad we stumbled across this hidden Gem. Joe was such a great host and allowed me to take as many photos and videos as I wanted so I could show my son's all the rich history his property had. His dogs were so friendly too. It was worth the tour just to hang out with them and I got to hold a 1 day old sheep which was an awesome added bonus. Be sure to pay the little extra for the sheep herding. Very neat if you have never seen anything like it before.

Fun experience and an adventure. Be sure to have comfortable shoes on. It's about 1/2 me from the…read moreentrance to the castle. Then it's 3 flights of spiral narrow stairs to be exposed to the elements until it is your turn. Get there early, as the wait was 15 minutes when we arrived and was over an hour when we left. There are acres to walk through manicured gardens, a poison section, and a jurassic section. There's a cave under the castle as well. Watch your head. The only detractors are the two gift shops, and the castle takes your picture and charges for copies. I bought mine, however, the pictures our group took were better. The castle's are very close up. Also, be careful when lying down, the platform angles down with handbags. The view is 80 feet below with an outcropping of rocks there.

Purchased by the department of public works years ago. It's been suitably rehabbed to reflect the…read moremany periods of time and the respective remodels. Our tour guide was excellent with great knowledge.