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Grace's Old Castle

Grace's Old Castle is a historic castle building in the centre of Kilkenny which has been extended to create the city's modern courthouse structure. It houses one of the oldest courthouses in the country.

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Thomas Woodgate Monument
Three-piece monument consisting of a sculpture of Thomas Woodgate in plain clothes and in his uniform, an information panel and a map of the island of Ireland.
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Smithwick's Experience
Guided tour of the former brewery. It may have been Ireland's first, as Franciscan monks brewed here from 1221 to 1537 when the monastery was dissolved (no, not in the beer). John Smithwick founded his brewery here in 1705, but his ownership had to be kept quiet until 1782 when Catholics were again allowed to own property. It remained a family firm until 1964 then was taken over by Guinness, now part of Diageo, and other beers in their range were for a time brewed here. The brewery closed in 2013 and became the council offices and courtrooms, but a small part of it has been turned into this visitor centre. Smithwick's Ales are nowadays brewed in Dublin.
Daily Mar-Oct 10AM-6PM, Nov-Feb 11AM-5PMAdult €20, child €10
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Smithwick's Brewery Experience
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. The Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny is the site where Smithwick's was brewed from the 1700s until 2014.
Open now · closes 7 pmWheelchair accessible
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Emling's Hall (site of)
Former location of the mansion of Sir Richard Shee.