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By Ormonde Language Tours Kilkenny

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Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$30 per adult
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Overview

  • Discover Kilkenny with someone born there. I am John, an Irish guide, born and raised in Kilkenny. For two hours, I will show you my city in French through its stories, its characters, and its anecdotes, but also life in Ireland today.
    No history lessons: the visit is relaxed, in a small group, with time to discuss and ask all your questions. You will discover the must-see places of the medieval city, but above all, the stories and details that one can easily miss when visiting Kilkenny alone.
    Qualified national tourist guide, I have been accompanying visitors for ten years. My goal is simple: that at the end of the visit, you didn't just see Kilkenny—you understood it a little better.

Activity location

  • Kilkenny Castle
    • The Parade,
    • R95 YRK1, Kilkenny, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 17 R887
    • 17 R887
    • Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

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Kilkenny with a local guide – Walking tour in French

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • French
Language options: French
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
NZ$30.17 x 1 AdultNZ$30.17
Total
Price is NZ$30.17
Until Tue, 29 Sept

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Tour guide in person.

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • This tour is conducted entirely in French, without translation from an English tour.

Activity itinerary

Kilkenny Castle

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Discover the history of Kilkenny Castle and the powerful Butler family, who marked the city for nearly 600 years. We will talk about those who lived there and the influence they had on Kilkenny.

Butler Gallery

  • 5m
Today, it is an art gallery, but this building once had a completely different function. Discover the history of Evan's Home, a former hospice for the poor, and what it tells us about the lives of the most humble in Kilkenny.

St. Canice's Cathedral & Round Tower

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Discover one of Kilkenny's great symbols: St Canice's Cathedral and its round tower, nearly 1,000 years old. We will talk about the origins of Kilkenny, St Canice, and the importance of this site long before the medieval city we know today.

Black Abbey

  • 5m
Why is this 800-year-old church called the "Black Abbey"? Discover the eventful history of this Dominican convent and admire its magnificent stained glass windows, including the impressive large stained glass window of the Rosary.

Kilkenny Medieval Walls

  • 5m
Imagine Kilkenny surrounded by high ramparts and accessible only through its fortified gates. Discover why the medieval city needed these defences and observe the remains of the ramparts that once protected its inhabitants.

Smithwick's Experience

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Beer has been part of Kilkenny's history for centuries. Discover the history of the Smithwick family, who started brewing here in the 18th century, and why this name has become inseparable from the city.

Rothe House and Garden

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
What was life like for a merchant family in Kilkenny 400 years ago? Discover Rothe House, built by the merchant John Rothe, and the history of a family that played an important role in the commercial and political life of the city.

Kilkenny Old Jail and Courthouse

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
From a medieval castle to a prison: discover the astonishing history of Grace's Castle. For centuries, this place was associated with justice and imprisonment in Kilkenny, and some of the stories that unfolded there are far from ordinary.

Kyteler's Inn

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Witch, heretic, or victim of her enemies? Discover the storey of Alice Kyteler, a wealthy businesswoman from Kilkenny accused of witchcraft in the 14th century, and that of her former home, which is now one of the city's most famous pubs.

Butter Slip

  • 5m
Take one of the most picturesque alleys in Kilkenny. The Butter Slip once connected two lively shopping streets: discover the origin of its name and imagine daily life in the narrow alleys of the old town.

Location

Activity location

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    Kilkenny Castle
    • The Parade,
    • R95 YRK1, Kilkenny, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    17 R887
    • 17 R887
    • Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

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