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Dunmore Cave
Located 10km north of Kilkenny, a large cave with many limestone formations. Contains Europe's largest freestanding stalagmite, the 7m Market Cross.
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Jerpoint Abbey
Located 1.5km south-west of Thomastown, is one of Ireland's finest Cistercian ruins. Established by a king of Ossory in the 12 century, some parts are late 14th or early 15th century. Members of the Butler and Walshe families are buried in the tombs in the abbey, there is also a tomb thought to be that of Felix O'Dullany, Jerpoint's first abbot and bishop of Ossory, who died in 1202. According to local legend, St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) is buried near the abbey. While retreating in the Crusades, the Knights of Jerpoint removed his body from Myra and reburied him in the Church of St. Nicholas to the west of the abbey.
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Kells Priory
Located 13km south of Kilkenny, the earliest remains of Kells Priory date back to the 12th-century whilst most of the present ruins date from the 15th century. There are remains of an Augustinian abbey and the foundations of some chapels and houses.
Places to Visit Kilkenny
Located 13km south of Kilkenny, the earliest remains of Kells Priory date back to the 12th-century whilst most of the present ruins date from the 15th century. There are remains of an Augustinian abbey and the foundations of some chapels and houses.
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Kilkenny Castle
A wooden tower built by Richard de Clare, the Anglo-Norman conqueror of Ireland, in 1172 was the first structure on the site of this castle. In 1192 a stone castle with four towers was erected by his son-in-law William Marshall. In 1391 the powerful Butler family bought the castle and their descendants continued to live there until 1935. The castle was handed over to the city in 1967 and is now administered by D·chas.
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