Kilkenny Castle
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Kilkenny Castle is a historic Norman fortress and later grand country house in Kilkenny, Ireland, long associated with the powerful Butler family and now a major heritage and tourist site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kilkenny Castle canonical | 10 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
country house ⓘ historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Norman
ⓘ
Victorian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Butler family
ⓘ
surface form:
Butler dynasty
Earl of Ormond ⓘ
surface form:
Earls of Ormond
|
| builder | William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ⓘ |
| builtFor |
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
ⓘ
surface form:
William Marshal
|
| category |
Castles in County Kilkenny
ⓘ
Historic house museums in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ National Monuments in County Kilkenny ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1190s ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
art exhibition space
ⓘ
museum ⓘ public park access point ⓘ |
| formerOwner | Butler family ⓘ |
| hasBuildingPart |
art gallery
ⓘ
bridge to castle park ⓘ courtyard ⓘ drawing room ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ gallery ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ grand staircase ⓘ library ⓘ parkland ⓘ rose garden ⓘ tea room ⓘ terraced lawns ⓘ three round towers ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasVisitorStatistics | hundreds of thousands of visitors per year ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Kilkenny
ⓘ
Kilkenny ⓘ Leinster ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Nore ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Office of Public Works ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Kilkenny
ⓘ
surface form:
Kilkenny city centre
Rothe House ⓘ St Canice's Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
St Canice’s Cathedral
St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Office of Public Works ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn |
17th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Norman invasion of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Norman conquest of Ireland
restoration in 19th century ⓘ siege of 1650 ⓘ transfer to the people of Kilkenny in 1967 ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Butler family residence
ⓘ
administrative centre ⓘ grand country house ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.