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Rothe House & Garden
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About
Rothe House is a rare survivor, a Tudor-era merchant's townhouse complex of three houses linked by courtyards, built by John Rothe between 1594 and 1610. Behind it a restored orchard garden runs back to a surviving stretch of the city wall. It is the home of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society now, and the collection and the building together give you a real sense of how a wealthy merchant family lived four centuries ago.
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Highlights
- ✓Three linked townhouses and courtyards from the 1590s to 1610s
- ✓The restored orchard garden running to the old city wall
- ✓Home of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society collection
- ✓A genuine sense of Tudor merchant life
Tips
- →Last admission is around an hour before closing, earlier in winter
- →The garden is the part many people miss; walk to the back wall
- →Winter days are reduced; confirm opening before you travel
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