This is the castle Amberlilies wanted us to go see. There is also a picture of this castle on the sidebar of my blog (bottom picture.)
Kilkenny Caslte was built in the 1190's and was occupied until 1935. The Butler family lived in it from the late 14th century, but because of the exorbitant upkeep costs, their descendants eventually sold the castle to the Castle Restoration Committee for a mere 50 pounds. It was shortly then handed over to the State. Part of the National Art Gallery is on display in the Castle. The River Nore runs by Kilkenny Castle. You can't take pictures inside the castle, so the photos of the rooms are postcards that I scanned into my computer.
On our second day of sight-seeing, my feet were tired!
The Medieval Room - this is where we saw a film about the castle
Main Hall
The Library and Drawing Room
The Kitchen
The Portrait Gallery
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