Rothe House & Garden
A great rainy-day historic-house-gardens in Kilkenny
Rothe House & Garden is a late 16th century merchant house and garden, located in the heart of Kilkenny City. With three houses, cobbled courtyards and a beautiful restored garden, it gives an authentic experience of merchant life in Ireland.
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Rothe House & Garden is a late 16th century merchant house and garden, located in the heart of Kilkenny City.
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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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