Shenanigans Walks: Enthralling Kilkenny Guided Walking Tour with Compelling History and Magic

Embark on an enthralling guided walking tour of Kilkenny with Shenanigans Walks. Discover the city’s compelling history, magical effects, and plenty of shenanigans. Join us for a fun-filled adventure!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kilkenny Castle - Stories, fun, history
  • Smithwick’s Experience - Hear about history of Smithwick’s, magic of beer, Monks,
  • The Tholsel, Kilkenny - Medieval Markets, turns of phrase used to this day
  • Tourist Information Office (Shee Alms House) - Medieval Alms house, history, stories, physic powers
  • Rothe House & Garden - The…
What's Included
  • Experienced guides
Additional Information

Shenanigans Walks offers a unique take on conventional tours, providing excursions through Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile led by knowledgeable, animated local guides. The charm of Shenanigans lies in a captivating mix of history, intriguing tales, fascinating fun facts, enhanced by a dash of magical effects that bring everything to life and rounded off with…

Location
The Parade
We meet under the arch of the main gate of Kilkenny castle which is between the two stone round towers facing onto the street.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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180taran
Nov 4, 2024
If you're touring, might as well have fun - A tour - but make it fun! Our guide was so personable and kept everyone laughing. Kilkenny could be easy to overlook, but this guided walk will make sure that you don't miss anything! Would be especially fun for kids to do.
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Esther
Nov 4, 2024
Funny, enjoyable, friendly. - Our fabulous and friendly guide Nevin gave us a knowledgeable and really funny experience of Kilkenny. An afternoon we won’t forget and will definitely recommend to others. Thank you so much Nevin, good luck with all your future new ideas too. 3-2-1 SHENANIGANS 🙌🙌🙌
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Marypatcalderwood
Nov 3, 2024
Excellent tour - Great walking tour! Kilkenny is a great midevil city and we were entertained the whole time while learning a lot about the area. Thanks for a great tour!
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Seaside32447176507
Oct 24, 2024
Enjoyable Walking Tour - Neville was great. The tour was a lot of fun. Learned about the history of the town while and the origins of many expressions. Highly recommend.
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Jeaniejohnston2018
Oct 24, 2024
Kilkenny Shenanigans - Nevin totally brought Kilkenny to life for us, and provided a great afternoon’s entertainment. He is passionate about his home town/city and mixed the history and facts in with a liberal dose of fun and magic. I couldn’t recommend him highly enough
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912maryq
Oct 24, 2024
Retiree trackers - A great, fun way to learn about the long history of Kilkenny, with added magic. One of the best walking tours I have experienced, a must do for any visitors to this lovely city which apparently is a town!
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M5776mdangelas
Oct 23, 2024
Shenanigans Abound When Nevin's Around - Nevin was a great guide. He is funny, knowledgeable, and personable. He gave a thorough history of the area, provided some very entertaining acts, was humorous, and knew us all by name. While walking from one area to the next he made an effort to chat with each person and get to know something about them. Just an all around great tour and a great day in Kilkenny.
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A7050hxericar
Oct 15, 2024
A Wonderful Tour of Kilkenny - Our tour with Nevin was absolutely wonderful. We came as a group and he customized everything to our preferences and timeline. He was super easy to work with and communicative and on the day-of everything went off without a hitch! He was also incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and funny AND he even learned everyones names by the end of the tour. I would absolutely recommend Nevin and Shenanigans for anyone traveling to Kilkenny - you will learn all about the town and have a great time while you're at it!
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Tami_d
Oct 5, 2024
Best guided tour we had in Ireland! - Our guide, who is the owner of Shenanigan's, was amazing!! He was funny, entertaining, and taught us a lot. Our group of four ranging in age from late 40s to 70s all agreed that he was our favorite guide on our trip to Ireland.
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Thatguykeywest
Oct 1, 2024
Shenanigans Walks is the most fun way to see Kilkenny - In an entire country of fun people, the most fun might be the gentleman who does the Kilkenny CIty Walk. In fact, he "proved' my wife was a witch. (Not a bad one, or anything like that.) This walk was incredibly informative, fun and entertaining. Go do it. You will not be disappointed. If you are disappointed, don't forget that my wife is officially a witch and knows how to get even.
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From $30
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).