McCalmont of Mount Juliet (The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kilkenny)

County Kilkenny

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Kilkenny is also where the Irish ale , Smithwick's , was first brewed. Kilkenny is referred to as the Marble City , and people from Kilkenny are often referred to as ' Cats '. Kilkenny is also the site of Ireland's earliest recorded witch trial. Petronella would be the first person recorded in Ireland to be burned alive at the stake for witchcraft, after Dame Alice presumably fled the country.

Alice's house, Kyteler's Inn, still stands, and is now a pub. Kilkenny is situated in the Nore Valley on both banks of the River Nore , at the centre of County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster in the south-east of Ireland. The first edition of the Ordnance Survey map for Kilkenny was in and is held by the County Library. The area of Kilkenny borough is 3.

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Kilkenny borough has a population of 8,, however the majority of the population of Kilkenny live outside the borough boundary. Kilkenny City borough and its environs had a population of 22, in Changes as of the census, by the Central Statistics Office , Kilkenny Town Borough had a population of 8, which was an increase of 70 persons over the figure of 8, or 0. The Town Environs had a population of 13, which was an increase of persons over the figure of 12, or People from Kilkenny are often referred to as 'Cats'.

Disposable household income per person as of was 18, euro and the index of disposable household was It is multilingual but predominantly English-speaking , with Irish being the second most commonly spoken language. The main religion is Catholic, however there are Church of Ireland, Presbyterian, Methodist, Jewish and other religious traditions living in Kilkenny. The climate of Kilkenny, like the climate of Ireland , is a changeable oceanic climate with few extremes. Kilkenny lies in plant Hardiness zone 9. Weatherwise, Kilkenny is generally representative of wide river valleys in the region with low temperatures on cloudless nights, [28] and is significant in that it records some of the highest summer and lowest winter temperatures in Ireland.

The highest air temperature ever recorded in Ireland was Extremes recorded at the station include the highest air temperature of The warmest and sunniest month on record in Kilkenny was August with a total of The maximum daily rainfall recorded at Kilkenny station was Kilkenny's first Council was elected in , and since then Kilkenny has had a continuous record of municipal government. From the 13th century to the end of the 16th the chief magistrate was known as the Sovereign, and since then as the Mayor.

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It is governed by the Local Government Acts, the most significant of which was in , which established a two-tier structure of local government. The top tier of the structure consists of the Kilkenny County Council , which has 26 elected councillors, of which Kilkenny elects seven.

The second tier of local government is the Kilkenny Borough Council , which is a "Town Council" but uses the title of "Borough Council" instead, but has no additional responsibilities. As of the local elections the composition of the town council is: This was recently given a legislative basis by Section 10 7 of the Local Government Act , which allows for "the continued use of the description city", although it does not have a "city" council like the other Irish cities, but rather a borough council instead.

Kilkenny Borough Council, formerly Kilkenny Corporation, used to have a "Sovereign" and "Council of Twelve", but these have since been replaced by a Mayor and Councillors respectively. Kilkenny has been represented through several parliamentary constituencies in the past. The Landmarks of Kilkenny show Kilkenny's heritage through the historical buildings. Kilkenny is a well-preserved medieval town and is dominated by both Kilkenny Castle and St.

Canice's Cathedral and round tower. Kilkenny Castle and some important historical architecture of the medieval city survive, like parts of the Kilkenny City Walls. They define the extent, layout and status of the medieval town. The town grew from a monastic settlement to a thriving Norman merchant town in the Middle Ages.

Saint Canice's Cathedral and round tower are an example of the monastic settlement and Rothe House is an example of an Elizabethan merchant townhouse. The black stone with decorative white fossils that forms the backbone of many of Kilkenny's fine buildings was quarried locally, particularly from the Black Quarry located 1. Kilkenny Marble or Black Marble was exported to all corners of the British Empire [ citation needed ].

The city has been referred to as the "Marble City" for centuries. Kilkenny Castle in Kilkenny city was the seat of the Butler family. Formerly the family name was FitzWalter. Shortly afterwards it was handed over to the State, and has since been refurbished and is open to visitors.

Part of the collection of the National Art Gallery is on display in the castle. There are ornamental gardens on the north west side of the castle, and extensive land and gardens to the front. It has become one of the most visited tourist sites in Ireland. The first stone castle was begun in by William Marshall the site was completed in ; it was a symbol of Norman occupation and in its original thirteenth-century condition it would have formed an important element of the defences of the town.

There were four large circular corner towers and a massive ditch, part of which can still be seen today on the Parade. This was a square-shaped castle with towers at each corner; three of these original four towers survive to this day. Kilkenny Walls protected the medieval town of Kilkenny.

It is the larger of the two surviving towers of the defences of the medieval High town of Kilkenny. St Canice's Cathedral , also known as Kilkenny Cathedral, present building dates from the 13th century and is the second longest cathedral in Ireland. The Cathedral is named after Saint Canice, who also gave his name to the town.

Cruciform , the cathedral was built in the Early English , or English Gothic, style of architecture , of limestone , with a low central tower supported on black marble columns. The exterior walls, apart from the gables, are embattled , and there are two small spires at the west end. The cathedral is seventy-five yards long, and its width along the transepts is forty-one yards. Canice's tower an excellent example of a well-preserved early Christian 9th century Round Tower. Accessible only by a steep set of internal ladders, it may once have been both a watchtower and a refuge, and the summit gives a good view of Kilkenny and the countryside around.

The hill on which the cathedral stands is believed to be the centre of the first major settlement at Kilkenny, and the round tower suggests an early ecclesiastical foundation. Dominican Black Abbey was founded in , and lying just off Parliament Street. These have been rebuilt many times since the twelfth century due to constant floods including the great floods of and Green's Bridge was built in John's Bridge was completed in and the Ossory Bridge, linking the ring-road, was completed in Ossory Bridge features an inlaid sculpture.

Green's Bridge , also known as the 'Great Bridge of Kilkenny', is one of two main bridges in Kilkenny and is an important element of the architectural, civil engineering and transport heritage of Kilkenny City.

The bridge has been rebuilt many times since the twelfth century due to constant floods including the great floods of and The current bridge was built in after the 'Great Flood of '. Green's Bridge crosses the River Nore in St. Canices Parish in the townland of Gardens. The present-day Green's Bridge was built by William Colles c. Carved limestone of high quality stone masonry enhance the architectural design value of the bridge while the series of five elliptical arches identifies the civil engineering heritage significance of the bridge.

The bridge was renovated in where parapets were added but alteration works carried out in removed one parapet and a steel railing was added. It was first built after and has been rebuilt many times since the twelfth century due to constant floods including the great floods of and It has been called John's Bridge since the Middle Ages. It was reputedly, at the time it was completed, the longest single-span reinforced bridge in Ireland or Britain.

During the flood of , people gathered on John's Bridge after Green's Bridge collapsed, John's Bridge whole structure collapsed and sixteen people died. The Old Woollen Mills was built in the s and is located on the north side of the city, on the Bleach Road.

Kilkenny is a popular tourist destination in Ireland. Its art galleries, historic buildings, craft and design workshops, theatre, comedy, public gardens and museums are some of main reasons Kilkenny has become one of Ireland's most visited towns and a base from which to explore the surrounding countryside. Points of cultural interest in the area include Kilkenny Castle , St. Canice's Cathedral and round tower, Rothe House , St. Kilkenny Tradfest takes place over the St.

Patrick's Day weekend in March and includes the St. Patrick's Day festivities, the parade and the Tradfest music festival, which highlights the best of Irish traditional and folk music. Kilkenny hosts the annual Cat Laughs comedy festival every June bank holiday week. The Kilkenny Arts Festival established in the s takes place in late August. During this time Kilkenny plays host to contemporary art, with theatre, dance, visual art, literature, film, painting, sculptures and live performances.

Musical events, including traditional, classical, world music and jazz, take place during the festival. Savour Kilkenny is a food festival which happens in October every year, [44] drawing tens of thousands of visitors. Each November, Kilkenny stages Kilkenomics, the world's first economics and comedy festival. Many pubs have Irish traditional music sessions. Kerbdog was an Alternative rock band from Kilkenny who began writing in In Kilkenny Music a non-profit music-based group in Kilkenny was formed to work with a vast array of bands and acts within Kilkenny and the South East of Ireland.

The Kilkenny Arts Festival is held every August. Dolly Parton headlined at the event. Bruce Springsteen played 2 consecutive nights in July to finish the European leg of his World tour. Classical tastes are catered for in St Canice's Cathedral , where classical musicians and choirs often perform. The Kilkenny Choir and a Gospel Choir frequently perform in churches throughout the town. Cleere's pub and theatre on Parliament Street is well known for touring Irish and international bands including indie, jazz and blues. They also have a traditional music session every Monday night, as does Ryan's on Friary Street on Thursdays.

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Kilkenny had a tradition of dramatic performance going back to when the Dublin company set up in Kilkenny. It was a blatantly political work with the Lirenda of the title being an anagram of Ireland. Many of them went to Kilkenny to join a confederacy of Old English and Irish that formed in that city.

The Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny is a centre for the performing and visual arts. The theatre plays an important role in the cultural, artistic and literary life of Kilkenny along with its festivals, professional and amateur theatre companies. Radio Kilkenny, which began as a pirate station Kilkenny Community Radio, [50] received a licensed to broadcast to Kilkenny city and county on The station ceased broadcasting at 2: Beat is a regional youth radio station broadcasting across the South East of Ireland. Newspapers have been produced in Kilkenny for centuries.

Kilkenny produced some of the eighteenth and nineteenth century's most important papers. The papers cover more than years, and includes the Finns Leinster Journal later the Kilkenny Journal from to , the Kilkenny People from to , and the Kilkenny Moderator from to Finn's Leinster Journal — was founded by Edmund Finn in and published on Wednesdays and Saturdays and was brought to such places as Carlow and Castledermot. The paper brought prosperity to the Finn family but Edmund Finn died in Edmund's wife Catherine Finn took on the task of running the paper while raising seven children.

Catherine became famous by the death of her husband and the fact that during the 18th and 19th century no other woman played such a role. It was published in Kilkenny but some content was relevant to Carlow. It was continued as Leinster Journal — and the Kilkenny Journal from The Moderator — changed its name to Kilkenny Moderator — and reverted to Moderator from — The modern Kilkenny People was first published in It is a weekly paper.

The paper has the highest readership in the southeast. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations , the Kilkenny People had an average weekly circulation of 17, for the first six months of [53] One of the senior journalists, Sean Keane, is a son of John B. Keane, the novelist and playwright. It is printed by the Kilkenny People Group at Purcellsinch and the group also publishes a number of other regional papers.

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The Kilkenny Voice , first published in September , ceased publication on 18 December A free magazine, Kilkenny Now , was launched January Photographic Collections of Kilkenny include the Lawrence Collection c. John's Parish Collection , as well as many historical postcards. Kilkenny won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in Educational institutions in Kilkenny only serve as far as secondary school, although Maynooth University maintains a campus at St Kieran's College.

Kilkenny is the home of many noted secondary schools, including the Church of Ireland Kilkenny College , founded in This is one of the oldest schools in the country, and is past pupils include Jonathan Swift and George Berkeley. He was born near Kilkenny and lived in Dysart Castle, Thomastown. Kieran's College was founded in and was the first Roman Catholic secondary school in Ireland. It was created after Grattan's Parliament which permitted some relaxation of the Penal Laws in the country.

These also are noted for their focus on the games of hurling and camogie. Kilkenny railway station opened on 12 May Unlike other countries, the location of railway stations in Ireland was closely related to military matters rather than trade or public transport. From Kilkenny station trains run on the Dublin-Waterford line , providing connections in Waterford to Clonmel and stations to Limerick Junction. Kilkenny Airport is only used for private flying. The city has a history of brewing and was home to St.

The Guinness Ireland Group owned this brewery from the s. At the beginning of the 21st century, Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan plc to form Diageo , the world's largest alcoholic beverage business, and the brewery became part of Diageo Global Supply. In its final years, Smithwick's Ale formed only a small percentage of production there. Another product was Kilkenny ale , a close relation of Smithwicks ale. Diageo announced in May the closure of St. Francis Abbey Brewery, which took place on 31 December Production was then moved to St.

James's Gate Brewery, Dublin. Kilkenny is also home to the head offices of Glanbia , one of the world's top dairy companies. Glanbia was formed by the merger of two dairy businesses: That coop became Avonmore Food plc in and joined with Waterford Food plc in In over 30 local creameries created by local farmers joined with other small rural co-operative societies throughout County Kilkenny and some neighbouring counties, and together with Unigate Limited support, formed the Avonmore Creameries Federation [61] Realising the benefits of increased scale and greater diversification in the s, they saw the need for an amalgamation of many small, locally focused co-operatives across Ireland.

It led to the construction of a new multi-purpose Avonmore dairy plant facility in Ballyragget , County Kilkenny , a plant they claimed was the biggest food processing facility in Europe at that time.

Today that giant global entity is known as Glanbia. Today Glanbia has operations in 34 countries [63] and is exporting to more than countries worldwide. Glanbia is ranked by revenue figures in the top Cooperatives, [64] No 98 in the world and No 1 in Ireland by the International Co-operative Alliance , [65] the global apex organisation of co-operatives worldwide. Ballingarry Co-Operative Creamery Ltd.

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