Shannon Airport 1 hr 55
Rothe House & Garden (20 min)
Restored 1594 house, garden and museum with a notable timber ceiling, home to a genealogy centre. St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum (20 min)
Museum in a 13th-century church & graveyard featuring medieval sculpture & Renaissance-era tombs. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral (18 min)
Completed in 1857, this grand cathedral on the town's most elevated point offers Catholic services. Smithwick's Experience (20 min)
Interactive guided tour at an 18th-century brewery including tastings & a gift shop. Slievenamon (18 min)
Panoramic views are the highlight atop this lush peak with a network of low-key walking trails. Dominican Black Abbey (19 min)
14th-century Dominican church and priory featuring a huge, original stained-glass east window. National Design & Craft Gallery (19 min)
Established in 2000, this gallery displays contemporary crafts by Irish & international artists. Ballykeefe Distillery (13 min) Jerpoint Park (23 min)
Family-owned farm with guided tours of 12th-century town ruins & sheepdog demonstrations. Butler Gallery (23 min)
Sophisticated gallery offering fine art by Irish & international artists, plus educational programs. 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 (19 min)
Riverside castle with an artfully restored interior (tours only), large garden, gallery and tearoom. Jerpoint Abbey (25 min)
Notable for its stone carvings, this Cistercian abbey was built in 1180 & offers a visitor centre. Kells Priory (15 min)
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian priory built in the 12th century & surrounded by military walls. Knockroe Passage Tomb (17 min) | 
