Kilkenny county lies inland and has an area of 796 square miles (509,431 acres) with direct access to the sea via Belview Port on the Suir Estuary and via New Ross on the Barrow River. The county consists of a highly fertile central plain with uplands in the North-East, the North-West and the South.Read Full content of 'Geography'...
The unique character of many of Kilkenny's ancient buildings is owed to the variety of beautiful stones, which were quarried locally.Read Full content of 'Stone of Kilkenny'...