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Kilkenny is Irelands medieval city where its medieval heritage is evident in the city's treasure trove of historical buildings and landmarks.

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Kilkenny is 117 kilometres (73 mi) away the capital Dublin and 48 kilometres (30 mi) north from the nearest city Waterford. Wexford is 80 kilometres (50 mi) to the south-east and Limerick is 122 kilometres (76 mi) to the west.

Kilkenny's most one sided All-Ireland finals win was in 2008 when they beat Waterford by 23 points with a scoreline of Kilkenny 3-30 to 1-13 Waterford

Kilkenny have only met neighbours Carlow once in the hurling championship. That was in 1993 when Kilkenny won 5-19 to 16 points. Kilkenny have met Lancashire more times – twice(1905, 1913) .

The last witch in Ireland, reputedly Dame Alice Kyteler, was born in Kilkenny in 1280. Widowed four times, she was accused of poisoning all of her husbands. Although her former home was burned down, you can now dine at Kyteler’s Inn on the site of the house

Gulliver's Travels author, Jonathan Swift, attended Kilkenny College in the late 17th century, and a building at the college was named after him in 2007. Swift's fellow students included playwright William Congreve and the philosopher George Berkeley – after whom California’s Berkeley College is named.

St Canice's Cathedral, also known as Kilkenny Cathedral, present building dates from the 13th century and is the second longest cathedral in Ireland. The Cathedral is named after Saint Canice, who also gave his name to the city.

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25
Apr

2019 Kilkenny Roots Festival Features Patty Griffin, Alejandro Escovedo, and Many More

Taking place over the bank holiday weekend May 3rd- May 6th, Kilkenny Roots Festival brings together some of the finest acts in Americana and Roots music.

18
Jan

Brogan's backs Kilkenny Rose and comes on board as hospitality sponsor

Brogan�s Bar on John Street has come on board as hospitality sponsor for the Kilkenny Rose of Tralee. Bernard Brogan, proprietor of Brogan�s along with Kilkenny Rose Helena Hughes and other guests att

28
Dec

No Evidence of underground tunnel between town hall and St. Mary's Church

No evidence has been uncovered to date suggesting an historic basement link from City Hall (the Tholsel) to the Medieval Mile Museum (St Mary's Church).

02
Oct

Up to 40,000 expected to attend Savour Kilkenny

Simply delicious are the only words to describe the programme for this year�s Savour Kilkenny food festival over the October bank holiday weekend.

29
Sep

Top tour operators discover County Kilkenny

Top UK inbound tour operators have been on a fact-finding visit of Kilkenny this week, as guests of Tourism Ireland and F�ilte Ireland. They�re also attending a B2B workshop with Irish tourism enterpr

06
Sep

Kilkenny looking well in opening stage of R�s na mBan

Justifying her status as the standout sprinter on the entry list, Nina Kessler of Regio NH sprinted in ahead of a group of 39 to take the first stage of R�s na mBan 2018 in Gowran yesterday.

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