• In 1967, Arthur Butler, 6th Marquess of Ormonde, sold the castle for £50 to the Castle Restoration Committee for the people of Kilkenny.
  • Today, Kilkenny Castle is open to visitors all year round and is largely a Victorian remodelling of the thirteenth century defensive Castle.
  • Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland. 26,041 likes · 346 talking about this · 153,221 were here.
  • Built in the twelfth century, Kilkenny Castle was the principal seat of the Butlers, earls, marquesses and dukes of Ormond for almost 600 years.
  • Today, Kilkenny Castle is open to visitors all year round and is largely a Victorian remodelling of the thirteenth century defensive Castle.
  • Kilkenny castle is one of the largest and most important castles in Ireland's history dating from as far back as the first decade of the thirteenth century.
  • Kilkenny Castle is open all year round and is largely a Victorian remodelling of the thirteenth century defensive castle furnished with the family paintings and...
  • Kilkenny Castle dates back to 1195 when it was built on the banks of the River Nore in order to control an important fording point across the river.
  • Let’s take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts about Kilkenny Castle, a medieval stronghold that has been turned into a popular tourist attraction.
  • Kilkenny Castle by Robert French 5. ... This was a square-shaped castle with towers at each corner; three of these original four towers survive to this day.