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Kilkenny, just a 90-minute drive southwest of Dublin, is a world away from the big city – a charming town flanked by a castle on one end and an ancient cathedral on the other.

After Bunratty Castle was rebuilt in the 13th century, the surrounding area became a bustling town with a population of 1,000 people. Today, the pulse of this medieval urban settlement beats in ...

James Butler the owner of the Castle became one of the most powerful men in the area. The Butler family owned the castle until 1935. ... Kilkenny Castle, Co. Kilkenny. Phone: 056 770 4100.

Kilkenny’s 12th-century castle, which sits in the centre of the perfectly formed boutique city, was the seat of the Ormond family for almost 600 years. But let’s not get too bound up with the ...

"There was a wee picture of Ballybur Castle, sitting in an auctioneer's window in Kilkenny in 1979," says Frank, who is Assistant Borough Engineer with Kilkenny Corporation. "Only in Ireland could ...