• 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.
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  • We hope you will come back again to Kilkenny and visit the Castle. ... Should I buy my tickets to the Kilkenny Castle ahead of time for the month of June?
  • We are enjoying some wonderful festive music here in the Picture Gallery of Kilkenny Castle this afternoon with the very talented Dynamica!
  • Built in the twelfth century, Kilkenny Castle was the principal seat of the Butlers, earls, marquesses and dukes of Ormond for almost 600 years.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • One of the first things we saw upon arrival in the beautiful medieval city of Kilkenny was the prominently sited Kilkenny Castle.
  • Today, Kilkenny Castle is open to visitors all year round and is largely a Victorian remodelling of the thirteenth century defensive Castle.