- “Where the thrush and the robin their sweet notes entwine/ On the banks of the Siur that flows down by Mooncoin.” – Rose of Mooncoin
- “There once were two cats of Kilkenny, / Each thought there was one cat too many, / So they fought and they fit, / And they scratched and they bit, / Till, excepting their nails, / And the tips of their tails, / Instead of two cats, there weren’t any.” — Traditional
- “Of all the towns within Ierne’s coasts, / Kilkenny justly the precedence boasts.” —”Mattheo and Honora: A Tale” (c. 1750).
- “Her very streets with marble pebbles laid…” —”Mattheo and Honora: A Tale”
- “Fire without smoke, land without bog, / Water without mud, air without fog, / And streets paved with marble.” — Traditional.
- “Kilkenny the Marble City, home sweet home to me / and see the lovers hand in hand as they walk along John’s Quay / then take me to its castle grounds lookin’ over The Nore / flowing gracefully down to meet the River Suir.’” — Eamon Wall.
- That ancient and delightful city is not so remarkable for a splendid outside as for iI trinsic Worth the rich Marble that covers the Houses nd even the streets not being distinguishable by the e from the vilest stone until by trial you have discovered its hardness and the polish and lustre it is capable of receiving. – George Berkeley, Lett r to Samuel Molyneux, 26 November 1709
- The south Kilkenny countryside has an air all its own: I am now thinking of towns like Graiguenamanagh, Thomastown, Callan, Castlecomer and even Piltown to the south. Somehow, despite the years, the district has managed to retain a certain Norman quality difficult to define – Bryan MacMahon 1909-1998), Here’s Ireland (1971)..
- “You have to Kilkenny a turnpike and good inns, at every ten or twelve miles’ end. From Kilkenny hither is twenty long miles, bad road, and no inns at all..” — Charles James Lever (1806–1872).
- “In Kilkenny, the stone doesn’t stand still — it speaks. The Marble City hums beneath your feet, through cobbled lanes..” — Social media.
- “There wanst was two cats at Kilkenny, / Each thought there was one cat too many..” — Alfred Perceval Graves (1846–1931).
- “There must be a lot of nice places in Ireland. I mean, there’s Kilkenny, where the cats comes from, and Connemara, where they have all the bogs. Then there’s Limerick, the home of poetry. You know, there was a young lady of Gloucester.” – Oh Mr Porter (1937, English film).
- “A borrowed horse has hard hoofs.” – Irish schools folklore collection (1938, county Kilkenny).
Famous quotes from Ireland’s counties
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Musicians
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Novelists
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Poets
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Writers
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
County Kilkenny:
Ireland’s county Kilkenny is a county of medieval charm, with Kilkenny City’s castle and St Canice’s Cathedral showcasing well-preserved architecture and round towers. The Dunmore Cave offers intriguing limestone formations, while the Nore Valley’s walking trails provide scenic beauty. Other attractions include the historic Jerpoint Abbey’s intricate carvings. Kilkenny is Ireland’s 16th largest county by size (2,062 square km) and 21st largest by population (104,160). Population peaked at 202,420 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 60,463 in 1966. In terms of hospitality, Kilkenny is Ireland’s eleventh most visited tourist county with around 207,000 international visitors per year.
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