Kilkenny Castle. Kick off your Kilkenny adventure with a visit to Kilkenny Castle. Founded shortly after the Norman conquest of Ireland, the castle has been used in various ways for over 800 years.

A gorgeous little sprawl straddling the River Nore in Ireland’s southeast, Kilkenny is a place you can walk in a day, fall in love with over a weekend and still find things to discover after a week.

Ireland's must-see archaeological gems for curious visitors ... He was an extremely progressive lord who is responsible for some of Ireland’s most famous castles like those at Kilkenny and Carlow.