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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Jenay_l
Mar 27, 2025
We had a great experience... - We had a great experience on the tour! Well run and entertaining. Covers a lot of interesting spots and information about Kilkenny.
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O2193pdjaneb
Mar 23, 2025
Lots of Shenanigans - Our Shenanigans tour was capably led by the entertaining Nevin. He took us on a private tour and managed to keep us focused and entertained with his anecdotes, knowledge, jokes and magic tricks for the entire time! Nevin really personalised our tour, remembered our names and also showed a keen interest in us and what we do back home. Highly recommend his tour!
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Stephanie
Mar 16, 2025
Family vacation - We (myself and my two adult sons in their twenties) did the walking tour with Nevin and it was a great time. He is energetic and very informative. Keeps the pace moving. A great way to see a little more in depth view of the city.
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Nathan_m
Mar 10, 2025
Great tour with a great guide - Nevin was an amazing tour guide who was very knowledgeable about Kilkenny. He was fun, funny and smart. He also was very patient with our 8 year old who was FULL of questions some relevant, some not. Would definitely recommend!
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Hellie1011
Feb 28, 2025
Highly recommend if you’re up for some fun - Nevin’s tour through Kilkenny was an absolute delight. Learnt so much from him! Still puzzled though by some of his magic tricks. Really fun and humoristic. And thanks to some of his tips we had an amazing musical night at Cleere’s pub!
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Louireland000
Feb 17, 2025
A fantastic introduction to the beautiful Kilkenny city - A fantastic tour of Kilkenny! Nevin is a wonderful guide. I went on the tour with friends from overseas to introduce them to my hometown, and learned so much along the way. From historical facts, to local lingo, to magic and fun! Will be recommending the tour to friends and family visiting Kilkenny! Many thanks Nevin.
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Denlyo
Feb 11, 2025
Highly recommend - I cannot explain how good this tour is. Incomparable to any tour I have ever done. It's a mix of facts, fun, magic and laughs. Nevin is an outstanding guide. I haven't enjoyed anything so much in ages. I highly recommend doing this if you visit Kilkenny.
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Daniel
Feb 2, 2025
Very enjoyable tour - well worthwhile - Very enjoyable tour. A really good combination of interesting history and enjoyable entertainment. Nevin was excellent. Full of enthusiasm for his home city and energetic and engaging.
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Marcus
Jan 22, 2025
Kilkenny as you've never seen it before - Today we were given a tour of Kilkenny City by someone who grew up here and knew what he was talking about. He included all the interesting historical facts needed in such a tour, but did so with fun, entertainment and magic. If you'd passed by our group, you would have known we were being well entertained as there was much laughter. We learned a lot and came away with a lovely experience, enriched with fun, frivolity and facts. Thank you Neville. Would I recommend you going on Neville's guided tour: Yes, unreservedly.
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P851pcrosariob
Jan 12, 2025
Shenanigans Tour - Great tour. I would definitely recommend it. It covers a lot, somethings that you possibly wouldn't find on your own. Stories, myths and a little bit of magic thrown in.
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