Kilkenny Castle and Park
An outdoor historic-house-gardens in Kilkenny
Few buildings in Ireland can boast a longer history of continuous occupation than Kilkenny Castle. Founded soon after the Norman conquest of Ireland, the castle has been rebuilt, extended and adapted to suit changing circumstances and uses over a period of 800 years.
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Few buildings in Ireland can boast a longer history of continuous occupation than Kilkenny Castle.
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Summary and location information adapted from Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Activities and Attractions dataset, accessed 7 September 2026. Source: https://data.gov.ie/dataset/tourism-activities-and-attractions. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Check the venue’s own website for current visitor arrangements.
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