Heritage Homepage
Welcome to the Heritage section of Kilkenny County Council
The Heritage Office promotes interest, education, knowledge and pride in the heritage of the City and County of Kilkenny. The Office seeks to facilitate appreciation and enjoyment of heritage and in doing so co-operate with other bodies in the promotion of its functions. The Heritage Office is committed to providing high quality advice on all matters relating to heritage issues. It also seeks to assist in the development of the Local Authority's heritage policy.
The heritage Officer works in conjunction with the Kilkenny Heritage Forum to implement the Kilkenny Heritage Plan and the Kilkenny Biodiversity Plan. Both plans are 5 year plans which outline how the local authority, in association with its partners, aims to indentify, protect, conserve and manage the heritage and biodiversity, respectively, of the City and County.
Kilkenny County Council would like to hear from anyone who may be affected by the proposed work and anyone who has old photographs or anyone with information, historical or otherwise, about the fountain.
Links to the identification guides that Billy Flynn, ecologist mentioned on the river Nore wildlife walk in June 2010 and pictures from the walk.
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. Kilkenny Local Authorities have organised events to mark this important year and celebrate Kilkenny's biodiversity.
Details of Habitat Assessments to be carried out in small towns and villages in County Kilkenny
Information on the Northern River Nore Heritage Audit being undertaken on behalf of Kilkenny County Council, in partnership with the Kilkenny Heritage Forum and the Heritage Council, by archaeological consultants Kilkenny Arc...
Advice for householders on bat conservation
Link to Conservation office
Maps based tool which enables users to browse and search Kilkenny Burial Grounds/Graveyard information