10th C. – Grangefertagh Round Tower, Co. Kilkenny
The monastery at Grangefertagh (or just Fertagh), Co Kilkenny was probably founded by St Ciaran of Seir in the 6th century.
1180 – Jerpoint Abbey, Co. Kilkenny
Jerpoint Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey, constructed by around 1180,
1207 – Duiske Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
Irish Builder and Engineer “IN our last number we gave a sketch of the ruins of St.
1225 – The Black Abbey, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Founded by William Marshall the Younger, for the Dominican Friars in 1225,
1245 – St. Francis Abbey, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
The Franciscans came to Ireland in around 1226, and St Francis’s Abbey was founded sometime between 1231 April 1234.
1285 – St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
The cathedral was built between 1202 and 1285 in an early English Gothic style out of the local limestone.
1290 – Granagh Castle, Co.Kilkenny
Grannagh Castle is located on the northern bank of the river Suir just outside Waterford City.
1335 – Market Cross, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
From the Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society, 1843: “This interesting monument,
1582 – Shee Alms House, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
The Shees were a wealthy merchant family in Kilkenny in the sixteenth century,
1594 – Rothe House, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
In 1594 a wealthy merchant called John Rothe built this magnificent Tudor mansion.
