Kilkenny Haunted Dark Tours

Uncover the mystery of Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile on a haunted dark tour. Walk in the footsteps of historical characters and hear scary stories of the ghosts that roam the city.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kilkenny Castle - Tour starts at 7:00 PM. Join us for the Kilkenny Dark Tour, a journey through historical dark events.

Meet us at the arched entrance of Kilkenny Castle.

  1. Kilkenny Castle
  2. Shee Alms House
  3. Medieval Mile Museum (St. Mary’s) and the dreadful tales of Cromwell
  4. St. Mary’s Lane
  5. Kyteler’s and the Witch Trials
  6. Grace’s Castle and the gruesome penal law murders
  7. The Plague
  8. Kyteler’s Inn and the restless Bishop Le Drede
  9. James Gate and the highwayman

Discover the darkest events, folklore, and local historical stories. Learn about Ireland’s past with your Kilkenny tour guide. Spooky, fun, and educational stories await!

What's Included
  • Stroll down the Medieval Mile in Kilkenny
  • Listen to captivating stories along the way
Additional Information

MEET AT MAIN castle entrance. Discover the historical Medieval Mile. Kilkenny dark tours offers a unique blend of chilling stories in a fun and unique way. Walk in the footsteps of our historical characters. Dark stories of some of the most terrible characters who roamed Kilkenny. Our guides who are all local will entertain you. The Kilkenny witch trials and the interesting stories of our past will captivate you. Discover our chilling dark side. Days not available can be booked for groups more than 6 people. Contact tour company.

  • Minimum of 2 people per tour
  • Family friendly
  • Some steep steps
  • Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring rain gear.
Location
Kilkenny Castle
7.00pm tour starts promptly from Kilkenny Castle wooden gated main entrance.Please note this tour is of haunting historical events. Cash payments can be made to guide plus gratuity payments also accepted Contact us if you want to book different time .
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Caely_o
Aug 17, 2024
Learned so much! - Sharon was fantastic! We learned a lot of the towns dark history. It was both spooky and informational!
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641quentond
Aug 10, 2024
Enjoyed every moment - Our guide Sharon was amazing. She not only knew her history of Kilkenny but also grew up her and had many stories to share. If you are into history at all and also enjoy a dark story or two then I highly recommend this tour.
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Kaleen_d
Aug 5, 2024
Excellent - Great tour. So interesting! Our guide was great. Looking forward to the Witch Festival in November🧙‍♀️🧹
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Jenna_b
Aug 1, 2024
10/10 recommend - Sharon was absolutely lovely. Incredibly knowledgeable and such a great story teller. It made for a great historical tour.
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Kriski1898ft
Jul 30, 2024
Great tour! - It was a great tour. Sharon was so knowledgeable and passionate about Kilkenny! We found ourselves googling some of the stories and characters she talked about .
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Aisling_k
Jul 26, 2024
Very worthwhile - Sharon was such a fabulous story teller. She is so passionate about history and it shows. Her personality is so fantastic and she builds up a great rapport with her audience and gives you so much info on the history with some spooky tales thrown in.
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Kelli_p
Jul 23, 2024
Super interesting fun history tour - Sharon is amazing and so fun and happy to listen to as her re-telling of history is interesting and we didn’t want the tour to end
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Jenny_m
Jul 22, 2024
Learn about Kilkenny’s history from a local - Sharon was wonderful, engaging and full of great information and energy. She was able to hook together all of the things that we had seen and learned about in the two days we had to see Kilkenny, giving the stories meaning and life. I highly recommend the walking tour with Sharon, who has a passion for her city and country and history.
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D2767wdannas
Jul 16, 2024
Must-do in Kilkenny! Fantastic and thrilling tour! - WOW. We LOVED this tour! Sharon did a fantastic summarizing centuries of history, and sharing interesting (and spooky!) stories that captivated our whole group. We could have easily doubled the amount of time spent on this tour, because it was just so good. 10/10 recommend!
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Expedition180050
Aug 7, 2024
Wouldn’t recommend - Host never introduced himself. Was very short. Not interesting at all. Waste of money to be honest . Spoke to more people on the street than he did to us
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