Ireland
Things to do in Kilkenny
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Sightlore has 16 places to explore in Kilkenny, and 7 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Kilkenny's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways.
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Green's Bridge
Green's Bridge, or Greensbridge, is an elegant, Palladian-style, limestone arch bridge that crosses the river Nore in Kilkenny, Ireland.
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Saint Canice's Cathedral
St Canice's Cathedral, also known as Kilkenny Cathedral, is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Kilkenny city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
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Black Abbey
The Black Abbey of Kilkenny, (an Mhainistir Dhubh in Irish), Ireland, is a Catholic priory of the Dominican Order, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity.
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Rothe House
Rothe House is a late 16th-century merchant's townhouse complex located in the city of Kilkenny, Ireland.
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Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny (formerly St. Francis Abbey Brewery and Kilkenny Brewery) is a brewery-turned-brewery-tour located on the "medieval mile" in Kilkenny, Ireland.
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St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
St Mary's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory. It is situated on James's Street, Kilkenny, Ireland. Saint Mary's was designed by William Deane Butler (c.1794-1857).
Discovery routes in Kilkenny
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Kilkenny: the Medieval Mile
From Kilkenny Castle to the Smithwick's Experience and Rothe House, from St Mary's Cathedral to the Black Abbey, St Canice's Cathedral and Green's Bridge.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways.
Green's Bridge
Green's Bridge, or Greensbridge, is an elegant, Palladian-style, limestone arch bridge that crosses the river Nore in Kilkenny, Ireland.
Burnchurch Castle
Burnchurch Castle is a well-preserved 15th century Norman tower house with a round gate tower, located in the parish of Burnchurch, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Clara Castle
Clara Castle is a tower house (caiseal) located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Coolhill Castle
Coolhill Castle is a keep (donjon) and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Foulksrath Castle
Foulksrath Castle is a 14th-century Anglo-Norman tower house located in Jenkinstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Shankill Castle
Shankill Castle and Gardens is set in parkland near Paulstown on the Carlow/Kilkenny border. Visitors are invited to walk in the grounds and gardens, and there are guided tours of the house.
Museums
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny (formerly St. Francis Abbey Brewery and Kilkenny Brewery) is a brewery-turned-brewery-tour located on the "medieval mile" in Kilkenny, Ireland.
Rothe House
Rothe House is a late 16th-century merchant's townhouse complex located in the city of Kilkenny, Ireland.
Places of worship
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
St Mary's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory. It is situated on James's Street, Kilkenny, Ireland. Saint Mary's was designed by William Deane Butler (c.1794-1857).
Black Abbey
The Black Abbey of Kilkenny, (an Mhainistir Dhubh in Irish), Ireland, is a Catholic priory of the Dominican Order, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity.
Saint Canice's Cathedral
St Canice's Cathedral, also known as Kilkenny Cathedral, is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Kilkenny city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
Jerpoint Abbey
Jerpoint Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey, founded in the second half of the 12th century in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located 2.5 km south west of Thomastown on the R448 regional road. There is a visitor centre with an exhibition.
Kells Priory
Kells Priory is one of the largest medieval monuments in Ireland. The Augustine priory is situated alongside King's River beside the village of Kells in the townland of Rathduff (Madden), about 15 km south of the medieval city of Kilkenny.
Kilree monastic site
Kilree is a former Christian monastery and national monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Nature
Dunmore Cave
Dunmore Cave (from Irish Dún Mór 'great fort') is a limestone solutional cave in Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is formed in Lower Carboniferous (Viséan) limestone of the Clogrenan Formation.
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