Cork Airport 1 hr 55
Butler Gallery (21 min) Sophisticated gallery offering fine art by Irish & international artists, plus educational programs. Rothe House & Garden (20 min) Restored 1594 house, garden and museum with a notable timber ceiling, home to a genealogy centre. Jerpoint Abbey (3 min) Notable for its stone carvings, this Cistercian abbey was built in 1180 & offers a visitor centre. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral (18 min) Completed in 1857, this grand cathedral on the town's most elevated point offers Catholic services. Kilfane Glen & Waterfall (14 min) Park and garden St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum (19 min) Museum in a 13th-century church & graveyard featuring medieval sculpture & Renaissance-era tombs. Smithwick's Experience (20 min) Interactive guided tour at an 18th-century brewery including tastings & a gift shop. Jerpoint Park (2 min) Family-owned farm with guided tours of 12th-century town ruins & sheepdog demonstrations. National Design & Craft Gallery (17 min) Established in 2000, this gallery displays contemporary crafts by Irish & international artists. Dominican Black Abbey (19 min) 14th-century Dominican church and priory featuring a huge, original stained-glass east window. Kells Priory (7 min) Extensive ruins of an Augustinian priory built in the 12th century & surrounded by military walls. Woodstock Gardens & Arboretum (21 min) Cathedral Church of St Canice & Round Tower (19 min) 13th-century Catholic cathedral, plus a 121-step, 9th-century round tower with panoramic city views. Kilkenny Castle (17 min) Riverside castle with an artfully restored interior (tours only), large garden, gallery and tearoom. |