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News Ireland » Kilkenny » History: Visiting Kilkenny Castle in Ireland: Everything you need to know

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Published on: Friday 09 January 2026

Rising above the River Nore, Kilkenny Castle is one of Ireland’s most impressive and beautifully restored castles. Dating back to the 12th century, it has played a central role in Irish history for ...

News Ireland » Kilkenny » History: Kilkenny — the medieval beauty in Ireland’s Ancient East

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Published on: Wednesday 26 August 2026

There are few places in Ireland where the past and present seem to dance so effortlessly together as Kilkenny. Rising beside the River Nore in the heart of Ireland’s Ancient East, Kilkenny city is a ...

News Ireland » Kilkenny » History: Kilkenny Travel Guide

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Published on: Wednesday 14 July 2021

The medieval Irish town of Kilkenny is on the River Nore, about a 60-mi/100-km drive southwest of Dublin. There you'll find interesting architecture, several abbeys and arguably the best pub in ...

News Ireland » Kilkenny » History: The top five tourist attractions in County Kilkenny

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Published on: Wednesday 14 May 2025

County Kilkenny is located in the southeast of Ireland in the province of Leinster, just an hour and a half from Dublin. The county has three major rivers running through it, known as the Three ...

News Ireland » Kilkenny » History: The wonders of Ireland’s Ancient East

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Published on: Wednesday 26 August 2026

There are places in Ireland where the past does not feel distant. It rises from the landscape in weathered stone, in the curve of an ancient hill, in the hush of a ruined abbey, and in the stories ...

News Ireland » Kilkenny » History: John Haltigan - a Kilkenny Fenian born 200 years ago

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Published on: Monday 22 April 2019

Tried as part of The Fenian Conspiracy Kilkenny has never forgotten its hero who went on to be a publish a newspaper in the US, The Sunday Citizen, and remained a newspaperman with the Irish Examiner ...