Kilkenny

Introduction

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Kilkenny is the capital of Kilkenny County, located along the River Nore in the southern central parts of Ireland, about halfway between Dublin and Limerick, which are both around 100 kilometres away. It has around 22,000 inhabitants and in 2009 it celebrated the 400th birthday as being a city.

Sights and Activities

• Kilkenny Castle
• St. Canice's Cathedral and round tower
• Rothe House
• Shee Alms House
• Black Abbey
• St. Mary's Cathedral
• Kilkenny Town Hall
• St. Francis Abbey
• Grace's Castle
• St. John's Prior

Events and Festivals

• Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is Ireland's famous national holiday, celebrating one of Ireland's patron saints, Saint Patrick.
• Kilkenny Arts Week
• The Cat Laughs comedy festival
• The Rhythm and Roots festival
• The Source concert

Weather

Like all of Ireland, Kilkenny has a cool maritime climate. Summers from June to August average around 18 °C to 20 °C during the day and around 10 °C at night, while winters from December to February are around 8 °C during the day and slightly above zero at night on average. September to January are the wettest months with around 70-90mm of precipitation a month, but it rarely is dry here, with June being the driest month at 50mm of rain.

Getting There

By Train

Kilkenny has five trains daily to/from Dublin (1¾ hours) and Waterford (50 minutes).

By Car

From Dublin it is about 2 hours along the M7 and M9 motorways.

By Bus

Bus Eireann operates buses to Cork (three hours, two daily), Dublin (2¼ hours, five daily) and Waterford (one hour, two daily).

Sleep

Budget

Keep Connected

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

Postal services for domestic and international mail are available at the local post office. An Post is the national postal service provider. They're generally open Monday to Friday, between 9:00am to 5:30pm or 6:00pm, and smaller post offices would also impose lunch-time closure. Half-day service is available on Saturday, from 9:00am to 1:00pm.