Kilkenny Castle, Ireland ðŪðŠ (āļāļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļāļิāļĨāđāļāļāļี่) āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāđāļāļĢ์āđāļĨāļāļ์
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General Information:
Location: Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Year Built: Began in 1260 using stone (there may have been a wooden structure as early as the 12th century). As of 2025, the castle is 765 years old.
Architectural Style: Originally a Norman-style medieval fortress, later Victorian-style interior renovations
Original Founder: Initially by Richard de Clare (Strongbow), continued by William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke
Architect: No specific architect is recorded; the castle was built according to Norman military standards and later expanded and renovated by the Butler family
Purpose of Construction:
Built to control the strategic crossing (ford) of the River Nore and surrounding routes, symbolizing Norman conquest and serving as a medieval strongholdNumber of Rooms: The exact number is not specified, but the main building contains numerous rooms including a library, drawing rooms, nursery, and the Picture Gallery
Total Area: Approximately 50 acres (about 0.20 square kilometers)
Visitor Information:
Opening Hours: Open daily from 9:15 AM – 5:30 PM
Admission Fee: €8–12 (approx. 300–400 THB)
Website: https://www.kilkennycastle.ie/
Highlights of Kilkenny Castle:
A Norman-style castle later enhanced with Victorian interiors, Kilkenny Castle houses exhibitions such as the Picture Gallery and restored rooms from the Butler family era
The castle became a powerful symbol of the Butler family of Ormonde, one of the most influential noble families in Irish history
In 1967, Arthur Butler, 6th Marquess and 24th Earl of Ormonde, sold the castle for just £50 to the Kilkenny Castle Restoration Committee
It was then handed over to the Irish State, and since then, it has been under the care of the Office of Public Works (OPW)Today, Kilkenny Castle is managed by the OPW and is open to the public, including the castle grounds and gardens, offering visitors a chance to explore Ireland’s medieval and aristocratic heritage
āļ้āļāļĄูāļĨāļั่āļ§āđāļ:
- āļŠāļāļēāļāļี่āļั้āļ: āđāļĄืāļāļ Kilkenny City, āļĄāļāļāļĨ Kilkenny, āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāđāļāļĢ์āđāļĨāļāļ์
- āļ่āļāļŠāļĢ้āļēāļāđāļāļี: āđāļĢิ่āļĄāļŠāļĢ้āļēāļāđāļ็āļāļŦิāļāđāļāļี 1260 (āļ่āļāļāļŦāļ้āļēāļั้āļāļāļēāļāļĄีāđāļāļĢāļāļŠāļĢ้āļēāļāđāļĄ้āļั้āļāđāļ่āļĻāļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļĐāļี่ 12) (āđāļāļี 2025 āļ้āļēāļāļŦāļĨัāļāļี้āļĄีāļāļēāļĒุ 765 āļี)
- āļŠāđāļāļĨ์āļāļāļāļ้āļēāļ: āļāļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļāđāļāļāļĒุāļ Norman āļāļāļ°āđāļีāļĒāļ§āļัāļāļ āļēāļĒāđāļāļāļāđāļ่āļāļŠāđāļāļĨ์ Victorian
- āđāļ้āļēāļāļāļāļ้āļēāļ (āļู้āļĢิāđāļĢิ่āļĄāļŠāļĢ้āļēāļ): āđāļĢิ่āļĄāđāļāļĒ Richard de Clare (Strongbow) āļ่āļāļ้āļ§āļĒ William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke
- āļู้āļāļāļāđāļāļ: āđāļĄ่āļĄีāļ้āļāļĄูāļĨāļัāļāđāļāļāļ§่āļēāđāļ็āļāđāļāļĢāđāļ็āļāļู้āļāļāļāđāļāļāđāļāļĒāļāļĢāļ (āļŠāļĢ้āļēāļāļāļēāļĄāļĄāļēāļāļĢāļāļēāļ Norman āđāļĨāļ°āļ่āļāļĄāļēāļāļĢัāļāļāļĢุāļāđāļāļĒāļāļĢāļ°āļูāļĨ Butler)
- āļ§ัāļāļุāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļ์āļี่āļŠāļĢ้āļēāļ: āđāļื่āļāļāļ§āļāļุāļĄāļุāļāļ้āļēāļĄ (ford) āļāļāļāđāļĄ่āļ้āļģ Nore āđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļāđāļŦāļ§āļāđāļŠ้āļāļāļēāļāļ่āļēāļ āđ, āđāļ็āļāļŠัāļāļĨัāļāļĐāļ์āļāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļĒึāļāļāļĢāļāļ Norman āđāļĨāļ°āđāļ้āđāļ็āļāļ้āļāļĄāļāļĢāļēāļāļēāļĢāļĒุāļāļāļĨāļēāļ
- āļāļģāļāļ§āļāļŦ้āļāļ: āđāļĄ่āļĄีāļ้āļāļĄูāļĨāļĢāļ°āļุāļāļģāļāļ§āļāļŦ้āļāļāļัāļāđāļāļ āđāļ่āļāļēāļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĨัāļāļĄีāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļŦ้āļāļ āđāļ่āļ āļŦ้āļāļāļŠāļĄุāļ āļŦ้āļāļāļĢัāļāđāļāļ āļŦ้āļāļāđāļ็āļ āđāļĨāļ° Picture Gallery
- āļāļģāļāļ§āļāļื้āļāļี่āļั้āļāļŦāļĄāļ: āļĄีāļื้āļāļี่āļāļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ 50 āđāļāđāļāļāļĢ์ (āļŦāļĢืāļāļāļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ 0.20 āļāļēāļĢāļēāļāļิāđāļĨāđāļĄāļāļĢ)
āļ้āļāļĄูāļĨāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢัāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļĒี่āļĒāļĄāļāļĄ:
- āđāļ§āļĨāļēāđāļิāļāđāļ้āļēāļāļĄ: āđāļิāļāļุāļāļ§ัāļ āđāļ§āļĨāļē 09.15 – 17:30 āļ.
- āļ่āļēāđāļ้āļē: €8-12 āļĒูāđāļĢ (āļāļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ 3xx - 4xx āļāļēāļ)
- Website: https://www.kilkennycastle.ie/
āļุāļāļŠāļāđāļāļāļāļāļŠāļāļēāļāļี่āļี้:
- āļāļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļāļŠāđāļāļĨ์ Norman āļึ่āļāļāļĢัāļāļāļĢุāļāđāļāļ Victorian, āļิāļāļĢāļĢāļĻāļāļēāļĢāļ āļēāļĒāđāļ (Picture Gallery, āļŦ้āļāļāļ่āļēāļ āđ āļāļāļāļāļĢāļ°āļูāļĨ Butler)
- āļāļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļāļิāļĨāđāļāļāļีāļึāļāļāļĨāļēāļĒāļĄāļēāđāļ็āļāļŠัāļāļĨัāļāļĐāļ์āđāļŦ่āļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢุ่āļāđāļĢืāļāļāļāļāļāļāļĢāļ°āļูāļĨ Butler āđāļŦ่āļāļāļāļĢ์āļĄāļāļāļ์āļู้āļāļĢāļāļิāļāļิāļāļĨ
- āļāļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļ Kilkenny āļัāļāļุāļัāļāđāļĄ่āđāļ้āļāļĒู่āđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĢāļāļāļāļāļāļāļĢāļ°āļูāļĨ Butler āļีāļāļ่āļāđāļ āđāļ่āđāļ้āļูāļāđāļāļāđāļŦ้āļัāļāļĢัāļāđāļāļĢ์āđāļĨāļāļ์ (Irish State) āļั้āļāđāļ่āļี 1967 āđāļāļĒāļĻāļēāļĨāđāļ้āļēāļāļāļāđāļิāļĄāļืāļ Arthur Butler, 6th Marquess and 24th Earl of Ormonde āļāļēāļĒāļāļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļāđāļŦ้āļัāļ Kilkenny Castle Restoration Committee āđāļāļĢāļēāļāļēāđāļีāļĒāļ £50 āļāļēāļāļั้āļāļāļāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļŊ āļ็āļŠ่āļāļ่āļāđāļŦ้āļัāļāļĢัāļāđāļāļĢ์āđāļĨāļāļ์āđāļ็āļāđāļ้āļēāļāļāļ āđāļĨāļ°āļั้āļāđāļ่āļั้āļāđāļ็āļāļ้āļāļĄāļēāļāļĒู่āđāļāļāļēāļĢāļูāđāļĨāļāļāļāļĢัāļāļ่āļēāļ Office of Public Works āļึ่āļāļูāđāļĨāļāļēāļāļēāļĢ āļāļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļ āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļ§āļāđāļāļĒāđāļิāļāđāļŦ้āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļāđāļ้āļēāļāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āđāļāļĨิāļāđāļāļĨิāļāđāļ้
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