Kilkenny - Norman Town

Kilkenny meaning Church of Canice or Cell of Canice translated from Irish dates back to around the sixth century. The original site of the walled town appears to be now St. Canice's Cathedral and was a major monastic centre from at least the eighth century. There is proof of persons living in Kilkenny right back to the Bronze Age.

The Black Death came to the town in 1348 and had severe consequences. The Statutes of Kilkenny passed at Kilkenny in 1367, aimed to curb the decline of the Hiberno-Norman Lordship of Ireland. In 1609 King James I of England granted Kilkenny a Royal Charter giving it the status of a city. Following the Rebellion of 1641, the Irish Catholic Confederation, also known as the "Confederation of Kilkenny", and was based in Kilkenny and lasted until the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649. James II of England spent most of the winter months from November 1689 until January 1690 at Kilkenny, residing in the castle[1]

Kilkenny is famous for it's hurling conquests. It has many All Ireland Titles at every age level.