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From the moment you step into the Cole House, five generations of Smithwicks illuminate their story of unwavering endurance and unbeatable ingenuity through photos, portraits, letters and lively conversation. Cosy up by the fireplace and learn how one family turned a humble Kilkenny ale into a brew famous the world over. All that time means we’ve been able to perfect Read more...

The Belltable Arts Centre provides access to all forms of performance and visual arts through the widest variety of formats including: Theatre, Dance, Music and Literature. Belltable continues to offer an exciting programme of theatre, dance, visual arts, film, music, comedy and in the Spring, the annual festival of fringe theatre Unfringed brings a whole range of weird and wonderful Read more...

The most visibly striking historic feature of the city is the historic walls. It is the only remaining completely walled City in Ireland and one of the finest examples of Walled Cities in Europe and they have been kept in a splendid state of preservation. The Walls were built by The Honourable The Irish Society as defences for early seventeenth Read more...

The Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas is the largest medieval parish church in Ireland in continuous use as a place of worship. Founded in 1320, this Church of Ireland (Anglican) church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of seafarers. Read more...