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Butler Gallery
One of the country's most important art galleries outside Dublin. Small exhibitions featuring the work of contemporary artists are held throughout the year; the space was refurbished in 2007. You can head directly to either the Butler Gallery or the café nearby without paying the tour admission price of Kilkenny Castle.
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Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is one of Ireland's most magnificent fortresses and a premier tourist attraction. The first structure on the site was a wooden tower built in 1172 by Richard de Clare, the Anglo-Norman conqueror better known as Strongbow. In 1192 Strongbow's son-in-law, William Marshall, erected a stone castle with four towers, three of which still survive.
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National Craft Gallery
National Craft Gallery, opposite Kilkenny Castle, showcases contemporary Irish crafts. It's part of the former stables that also house the Kilkenny Design Centre. The high-quality exhibitions highlight the diversity and imagination of crafts in contemporary Ireland. Ceramics dominate, but exhibits regularly feature furniture, jewellery and weaving from the members of the Crafts Council of Ireland. There are regular classes in pottery and jewellery-making.
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