Grace's Old Castle
Grace's Old Castle is a historic castle and part of the Court House in Kilkenny. Worth the trip, Kilkenny Castle is 600 m off. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.
Castle in Kilkenny
Inside Kilkenny
Grace's Old Castle is inside Kilkenny’s urban area. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
If warmth matters, go June to September: Kilkenny reaches 18–20°C.
Grace's Old Castle
Historic castle and part of the Court House in Kilkenny, Ireland.
In Kilkenny, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Kilkenny
Locating Grace's Old Castle
The orange dot is Grace's Old Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kilkenny’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Staying near Grace's Old Castle
Kilkenny tops the 8 for size, at 27,184 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Kilkenny
Bennettsbridge
Kells
Gowran
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Grace's Old Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny | It’s in town | 27,184 | 22 |
| Bennettsbridge | 8.6 km southeast of it | 664 | 3 |
| Kells | 13 km south of it | 291 | 5 |
| Gowran | 13 km east of it | 847 | 2 |
| Stoneyford | 13 km south of it | 185 | 6 |
| Freshford | 13 km northwest of it | 593 | 2 |
| Callan | 15 km southwest of it | 2,678 | 1 |
| Paulstown | 16 km east of it | 919 | 2 |
Worth adding to a visit
Nearby, within 15 km, there are 3 abbeys or priories, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums, among others.
CastleKilkenny Castle600 m away2
CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral300 m away3
CathedralSt Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower400 m away4
Abbey or prioryBlack Abbey300 m away5
MuseumRothe House & Garden100 m away6
Abbey or prioryKilkenny Grey Friary200 m away7
Abbey or priorySt Johns Priory400 m away8
MuseumMedieval Mile Museum300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Grace's Old Castle
Where is Grace's Old Castle?
Grace's Old Castle is in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Grace's Old Castle?
Historic castle and part of the Court House in Kilkenny, Ireland.
How well known is Grace's Old Castle?
Grace's Old Castle has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #492 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Grace's Old Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Kilkenny, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Grace's Old Castle?
Within 15 km: Kilkenny Castle (600 m), Saint Marys Cathedral (300 m), St Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower (400 m) and Black Abbey (300 m).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Marys Cathedral: Stevage, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- St Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Black Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rothe House & Garden: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny Grey Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Johns Priory: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Medieval Mile Museum: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).