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Kilkenny

Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. It's a lively small city with a rich cultural heritage and lots of visitor facilities, mostly on the west bank of the River Nore.

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    Dunmore Cave

    Show cave in an outcrop of Lower Carboniferous limestone, about 400 m in extent and descending 46 m. It's richly decorated with calcite formations, the most ornate being the 6 m "Market Cross". By guided tour only. The cave was the site of a massacre by the Vikings in 928 AD, according to The Annals of the Four Masters written 700 years later. Many human remains have indeed been found here, mostly women and children, plus a hoard of silver and bronze dated to 970 AD.

    Wed-Sun 9:30AM-5PMAdult €5, conc €4, child €3