Itinerary 1 itinerary
Day 1
Meet at meeting point: St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 K276, Ireland The Medieval Mile Museum is located off the main High Street on St. Mary's Lane. City centre location a 5 minute walk from the Kilkenny CastleAttractions and Activities: St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum (Free entry) Let us know you have arrived at the reception of the Medieval Mile Museum. Then we start the tour outside. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Tourist Information Office (Shee Alms House) (At your own expense) Endowing an alms house could grant indulgences, easing the journey of the founder's soul after death, and offering the same grace to those who prayed for him. Sir Richard's foundation was carefully written into his will, ensuring that prayers for his soul would be said regularly by the residents. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Butter Slip (Free entry) From here, goods arrived from across Ireland and beyond, and ships were loaded for continental markets. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Kyteler's Inn (Free entry) In 1324, Kilkenny became the stage for one of the most infamous trials in medieval Ireland, the case of Alice Kyteler accused of being a Witch. 12 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Kilkenny Old Jail and Courthouse (Free entry) A courthouse now but once was called Graces Castle. The Grace family were one of Kilkenny's most prominent Old English merchant dynasties — part of the influential Ten Tribes who dominated the city's political, economic, and social life from the late medieval period into the 17th century 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Black Freren Gate (Free entry) In the Middle Ages, the city's walls defined not just its defences, but its identity, marking the boundary between those who belonged to the civic community and those outside it. 10 min(s)
This is a non-stop, casual stroll, with guides using this final stretch to share the story of St Marys Cathedral, the Tholsol and the Hole in the Wall. 12 min(s)
Guests leave on their own: St. Mary’s Medieval Mile MuseumEnd the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 K276, Ireland The Medieval Mile Museum is located off the main High Street on St. Mary's Lane. City centre location a 5 minute walk from the Kilkenny Castle
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