County Kilkenny is situated in the south east of Ireland, bordering counties Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Laois and Tipperary. Trident Holiday Homes offers self catering accommodation in Kilkenny, near Thomastown and just 25Km from Kilkenny Town.
Co. Kilkenny boasts some of the south east’s finest countryside – fertile farmland punctuated by quaint villages and historic monuments such as;
The medieval town of Kilkenny truely blends the ancient with the modern with a wide variety of craft shops, boutiques, traditional pubs and good restaurants filling its charming winding alleyways and sitting side by side with the town’s many beautifully restored buildings. There are a number of impressive historic sites in the town such as;
The town frequently hosts a variety of festivals including the Kilkenny Rhyme & Roots Festival, Carlsberg Cat Laughs Comedy Festival and the Kilkenny Arts Festival to name but a few. The town also hosts the unique Kilkenny Trad Trail during the summer months when visitors are taken on a tour of the town’s iconic pubs, guided by Irish Musicians and can enjoy sessions filled with songs and story telling. Another event music lovers should not miss is the Blackstairs Opera – a three day event which showcases rising stars in Irish Opera at Kilkenny Castle with pic nic provided during the interval. Our self catering holiday cottage in Kilkenny is a real rural retreat with the advantage of being only 20 minutes from Kilkenny Town, less than 2 hours from Dublin. Click here for a full list of individual holiday cottages in Co. Kilkenny.