caves kilkenny

Known in Old Irish literature as one of the darkest places in Ireland and as the place where the monster Luchtigern 'The Lord of the Mice' was slain, this cave was plundered by Godfry and the Vikings of Dublin in 928. In this raid, 1,000 people were killed, and the numerous human bones found in the cave are thought to be the remains of the victims.
The cave is divided into three main parts, of which Haddon Hall and chambers leading off it are difficult to access. The wide entrance s...

As can be seen above ground in many places, from walls and buildings, the structure of the greater portion of Co. Kilkenny is of limestone rock. Kilkenny City is called the "Marble City": its limestone when polished becomes, in the words of the song, "as black as ink". The exceptions are the coal measure shales long worked on the Castlecomer plateau, and the old red sandstone between Kilmoganny and Mullinavat. An area of shale in the south-east of the county has an intruder in the hill of Bra...