Seven hundred years ago, a Kilkenny woman was condemned as a witch. The records that survive were written by the men who prosecuted her. Alice Kyteler's own voice is nowhere in them. Bright I Burn gives it back to her. Molly Aitken's novel, a New Yorker and BBC Best Book of 2024, and shortlisted for […]
On 3rd November 1324, Petronilla de Midia became the first person in Ireland to be burned at the stake for the practice of witchcraft in a dark episode of Kilkenny's history that would have reverberations around the world for centuries to come. Burning Woman takes that story and asks: why is this story still relevant […]
As part of the OPW programme of Irish Sign Language interpreted tours at Heritage sites around the country, Kilkenny Castle is offering free ISL interpreted tours on several dates in 2026. One of our experienced guide accompanied by an ISL interpreter will lead you throughout the restored Period Rooms of Kilkenny Castle and will put […]