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Tuesday 10am - 6pm Wednesday 10am - 6pm Thursday 10am - 6pm Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am - 6pm Sunday 10am - 6pm

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Visit Ireland's only 16th century merchant townhouse. Explore the houses, cobbled courtyards, beautiful architecture and restored garden.

Guided Tours - Gift shop - Events - Genealogy - Garden Ireland's only 16th-century Merchant House with restored walled gardens. Guided or self-guided tours daily

02/11/2026

Important Notice!

Rothe House & Garden will be closed to the public from Monday 2nd November to Friday 20th November, while we are dressed as a location for a feature film.

Enquiries for events, wedding or group bookings can be sent to [email protected]

The gift shop will remain open from 10am – 5.30pm throughout this time except for 9th–13th November and Mondays.

We look forward to re-opening in time for our Christmas programme of events and festivities. Our gift shop will re-open on Tuesday 17th November packed full of Irish goodies for gifting!

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Rothe House Team

27/10/2026

Kick off the Halloween season with a spellbinding journey through art and hear more about how witches have inspired artists for centuries.

Join us for chocolate, magic and witchy fun!

Tickets available on Eventbrite.

📆Wednesday October 28th
⏰7pm - 8pm
🖲️Rothe House

01/10/2026

📣'Fadó Fadó: Sparking Memories' competition returns!🏅

Young historians of all ages are once again being invited to investigate the buildings, ruins, and places that shaped their Kilkenny community!

The competition is open to both primary and secondary school students, with the winners to be announced at a special ceremony next April.

Click the link to find out more!

https://rothehouse.com/every-building-has-a-story-kilkennys-fado-fado-history-competition-returns-for-primary-and-secondary-schools/

29/08/2026

📣Culture Night 2026 🎶

With Culture Night fast approaching, find out what's happening for free at Rothe House & Garden this September 18th by clicking the link below!

https://rothehouse.com/culture-night-2026-at-rothe-house/

26/08/2026

The EU LEADER fund is accessible to communities, organisations, and enterprises.
Rothe House & Garden applied to us for funding for a project to improve public access to the Kilkenny Archaeological Society collection, archive and research library.
We're delighted to say they have been successfull and we have signed the contracts.

14/08/2026

Due to a wedding taking place today, we will be closed for admissions to the house and garden for a time this afternoon. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Wishing our happy couple all the very best!💒

10/08/2026

The table is set for Distillation 🌿

Starting tomorrow at Rothe House, step into an intimate, multi-sensory journey through the Irish bog landscape with multidisciplinary performance maker Luke Casserly.

Seated around a table filled with peat, twigs and moss, audiences are invited to experience the textures and scents of the bog up close – including a unique fragrance created with renowned perfume maker Joan Woods.

Inspired by Casserly's childhood growing up beside a bog in Co. Longford and the end of Ireland's peat harvesting industry, Distillation explores our connection to place and the tensions between environmental recovery and economic decline.

The set is ready. Take your seat at the table.

📍 Rothe House
🗓️ Monday 10 & Tuesday 11 August
🕚 11am | 2pm | 5pm

🎟️ Book now at kilkennyarts.ie

05/08/2026

🔨Heritage Week 2026 at Rothe House ⚒

Join us on Saturday, August 15th, for a special Restoration Tour of Rothe House & Garden.

Walk through the historic, 16th-century townhouse - unique in Ireland - and learn how it was rescued from dereliction and possible destruction to become the landmark that it is today.

As part of the tour, we will be joined by some of those who have been involved in various aspects of its restoration, from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Advanced booking is necessary and spaces are limited.

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/restoration-tour-of-rothe-house-garden-tickets-1996784822155?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1*s43r0j*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTEwMjUxMTU2OS4xNzg1OTI0OTk4*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODU5MjQ5OTckbzEkZzEkdDE3ODU5MjU0MTUkajM5JGwwJGgw

10/07/2026

🏰Kilkenny Tourism Trail for Kids!👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Rothe House & Garden is delighted to have been included as part of the 'KCLR Tourism Trail Kids' Passport'!

This initiative has been developed in conjunction with Visit Kilkenny and with Carlow Tourism as well.

Families with children are being encouraged to visit some of the amazing sites and activities on their own doorsteps this summer and features six stops in each county!

For Kilkenny, Rothe House is in great company alongside Jurassic Newpark , Woodstock Gardens , Medieval Mile Museum , BoatTrips.ie , and Lacken Pitch and Putt!

If you get a stamp from all the 12 stops in Carlow and Kilkenny, you can pick up an exclusive KCLR Kids' T-Shirt!

Call into Rothe House to pick up a passport or find it on the KCLR website.

09/07/2026

Just a couple of slots left for this Saturday's free beginner consultations!

Book yours now: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/kilkenny-family-history-day-tickets-1991072407168

Address

16 Parliament Street
Kilkenny
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Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm
Sunday	10am - 6pm

Telephone

+353567722893

Website

http://www.rothehouse.com/

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