Shenanigans Walks: Enthralling Kilkenny Guided Walking Tour with Compelling History and Magic
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286 Ratings
Kilkenny
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: 1 day learn more
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 stories, history
  • Kyteler’s Inn - Hear about Kilkenny’s witch, the life and test a member of group to see if they are a witch lol all of course just good fun and brings the stories to life.
  • Black Abbey - Stories, Protectors of the City gates, Medieval Tombs, city walk and gates
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 ample Shenanigans. Follow a path through the enchanting narrow city streets where you’ll uncover the hidden past and narratives of the city’s stunning landmarks, The Normans, Merchants and track the journey of renowned figures like ‘The Greatest Knight’, William Marshal, and Kilkenny’s notorious witch, Alice Kyteler. Shenanigans Walks is the ultimate way to explore Kilkenny.

Regardless of age, come join us for 90 minutes of fun-filled adventure on Shenanigans Walks.
We’re more than just a Guided tour, we’re a MIS-Guided tour.

Come see for yourself, it’s a MAGICAL experience…..

  • A level of fitness to walk for 90 minutes to 2 hours at an easy pace required
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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Katherine_k
Apr 17, 2024
Fantastic walking tour! - Fantastic tour of Kilkenny abounding with historic characters and details, humour and magic! Extremely enjoyable and a wonderful way to understand the diverse history of Kilkenny. Very engaging and enjoyable, learnt the shenanigans roar and would definitely recommend!!!
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Matthew_horsfield
Apr 13, 2024
Actually WALKS the Medieval Mile - Enjoyable and informative the Shenanigans walk with Neville was a great stroll with great stories. The only way to improve on this walk would be a cold pint!
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Clare_mulholland
Apr 13, 2024
Fantastic tour with a little something for everyone! - My wife and I joined Nevin for his tour of Kilkenny on a lovely afternoon last week. We would highly recommend this tour as Nevin has something for everyone crammed into it. The tour starts at the castle where he give you some interesting facts and "fictions". Its up to you to sort out which is which. The tour wends its way down through the city's streets and alleyways with more of those stories along the way. Nevin is also a "magician" and this is why I say the tour is for all as he is able to keep the younger ones amused with his sleight of hand and magical tricks along the way. So don't think your kids will be bored because they won't. Apart from that he is a very nice guy who can chat away about everything. What we liked was that we noticed he was able to identify with all nationalities and discuss something about their country and sometimes link it to Kilkenny or Ireland. All in all this is a great tour, well worth the money. Thankyou Nevin and all.
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Go26009853057
Apr 1, 2024
Kind, Inclusive, Entertaining, and Informative - This tour was a great introduction to Kilkenny! The guide, Neven, was fun and full of knowledge. He provided a great scope of the city, it’s most entertaining history, and some of the best places to visit while there. I am not usually a reviewer but I wanted to review this one because Nevan’s thoughtfulness meant a lot to me! I have mobility struggles and use a cane, so walking tours can be very tiring for me. I knew this going in and did my best to prepare for it, but expected to be exhausted by the end. Because of this I really appreciated that Nevan went out of his way to check in with me and made simple (but impactful) accommodations to ease the strain on my body. For example, if we were at a stop where he would talk for a bit he made sure we were near benches so I could rest. It meant I could still enjoy the city a bit more after the tour. He made accommodations for other guests as well. Definitely the most disability friendly walking tour I’ve ever been on :)
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Anythingisfine
Mar 29, 2024
A highlight of the trip! - We really enjoyed our walking tour with Nevin! It was informative, funny, engaging and a great way to see Kilkenny with a local expert. We had our 8 and 11 year old children with us and they said it was a highlight of our week in Ireland. We highly recommend!
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Amanda
Mar 28, 2024
Fun, informative and a great way to see and learn about Kilkenny! Do this, it’s really good. - This tour is awesome! Fun, informative historical and very funny. My 16 year old daughter was as engaged as I was. I highly recommend this. It was the first thing we did when we got in from Dublin and it was a great introduction to the city of Kilkenny (not town, you’ll see why on the tour). Cheers! Thanks for a great time!
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Curious43435640565
Mar 27, 2024
Best time EVEEER - Absolutely loved everything! So knowledgeable, friendly, and funny. We had our toddler with us and even he enjoyed the experience! 10/10 would do again!
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John_l
Mar 19, 2024
History, humor and magic! - Nevin made this tour so much fun and has such an extensive knowledge of the history of Kilkenny. We learned how many common expressions originated in the area with some really cool magic tricks with added humor as well! It was like spending the afternoon with an old friend!
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Curt_p
Mar 18, 2024
Don't skip this one, it's the absolute best!! - This tour was phenomenal!! Nevin was such an excellent tour guide. We had lots of fun and would recommend this tour to everyone.
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Nomad43208391467
Mar 17, 2024
Many more shenanigans to come! - We met in the rain. It was great with our guide. He was humorous and kind. Great memory asking our names one time and remember each one of us calling us out later for questions. He was great at making each one of us feel included. Very knowledgeable as well. Learned a lot about Kilkenny history as well as where terms arrived from.
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