• Today, Kilkenny Castle is open to visitors all year round and is largely a Victorian remodelling of the thirteenth century defensive Castle.
  • Kilkenny Castle (Irish: Caisleán Chill Chainnigh. pronounced [ˈkaʃlʲaːnˠˈçiːlʲˈxanʲiː]) is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore...
  • 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 as we see it today was built by William Marshall, the Earl of Pembroke and construction was started in 1195.
  • 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...
  • Today, Kilkenny Castle is open to visitors all year round and is largely a Victorian remodelling of the thirteenth century defensive Castle.
  • As one of the longest inhabited buildings on the island of Ireland, Kilkenny Castle has quite a story to tell.
  • Founded in 1195 to control a ford over the River Nore, Kilkenny Castle and property were transferred to the citizens of Kilkenny in 1967 for 50 pounds.
  • In about 1209, he started to rebuild Kilkenny Castle where the wooden castle had once stood (it had since been burned to the ground).
  • Today, Kilkenny Castle is open to visitors all year round and is largely a Victorian remodelling of the thirteenth century defensive Castle.
  • Many additions and alterations were made over the centuries making Kilkenny Castle today a complex structure of various architectural styles.
  • Fast forward to the modern days of the 21st century and the castle is a special attraction for visitors to the beautiful county of Kilkenny.
  • Many castles switch hands countless times over the years, but the Butlers managed to keep hold of Kilkenny Castle right up until 1967.