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Shankill Castle | | Paulstown, Kilkenny

Upcoming Events

See what activities we have lined up this season. Arts Festival and Garden Talks.

Book Tickets

With limited spaces, tickets for our events sell out fast! Book your tour, wand-making and the drawing workshops.

Artist Residencies

Apply to our international artist residency programme for creative inspiration and the space to explore the realms of possibility!

I truly remember the hospitality of the Copes and their castle. They welcomed me, a stranger, like family. I encourage any to go and enjoy their stay.

Dan Frownfelter, California, USA

Visit Us

There are a whole host of things to do at Shankill and in the surrounding area, take a tour of the house and gardens, expolore stunning walks and discover local arts & crafts.

Find out more about visiting us!

Shankill Castle

Shankill Castle started life as a Butler tower-house near the ruins of an old church. It has been expanded and built upon many times but has always been a treasured family home.

Find out more about Shankill Castle

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☀️ it's a day for ice cream! ☀️ We serve d

☀️ it's a day for ice cream! ☀️ We serve delicious vanilla and chocolate ice cream and raspberry sorbet from Tipperary Ice Cream (made in small batches in Carlow by @chocolategardenofireland) to enjoy in the sunny stableyard. Open today until 5pm
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#sunnysunday #shankillcastle #scorcher #visitireland #tastetheisland #irishartisanfood #supportlocal

Our summer exhibition is open!
'Art in Isolation'

Our summer exhibition is open!
'Art in Isolation' is on view in the stableyard and cafe at Shankill on Thursdays to Sundays 11-5 for the month of August. Come and see work by @elizabeth_cope, @phoebecopeart, Mungo McCosh, @reubencope and Sean Grimes.
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#shankillcastle #irishart #painting #artistsinisolation #artistresidency #artistsoninstagram #kilkennyartsfestival #kilkennyart

Howya 🐂
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📸 @bridodonovanphoto
#shankil

Howya 🐂
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📸 @bridodonovanphoto
#shankillcastle #visitkilkenny #irelandsancienteast #discoverireland #loveireland #instaireland #aubrac #organicfarming

🌼 We have some bunches of freshly picked garden

🌼 We have some bunches of freshly picked garden flowers for sale in the cafe today. Also bunches of sweet pea, which smell amazing!! 🌼
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#shankillcastle #flowersfromthegarden #wildflowers #sweetpea #irishflowers #irishgardens

Weeeee! Fancy stretching your legs? We're open tod

Weeeee! Fancy stretching your legs? We're open today and tomorrow (Sunday) until 5pm 😀🐩
Ted caught on 📸 by @bridodonovanphoto
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#shankillcastle #loveireland #irelandsancienteast #discoverireland #irishgardens #irishcastle #historichouse #visitkilkenny

It's almost the long weekend! 👏💥🎉
Our gar

It's almost the long weekend! 👏💥🎉
Our gardens and café are open Friday, Saturday and Sunday as usual for lunch, sweet treats, tea, coffee, and relaxing strolls, but we're taking a little break on Monday. 🌼
We hope to see you over the weekend, but hope you have a wonderful time if not! 🌞🤞
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#shankillcastle #coachhousecafe #bankholiday #minibreak #fingerscrossedforsun #irishgardens

Cakes, cakes, cakes! All homemade from scratch! 🤤
Gardens and café open today and all weekend 11-5.
📸 by the wonderful @bridodonovanphoto
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#visitkilkenny #irelandsancienteast #tastetheisland #foodphotography #bakeoff #rusticcake @visitkilkenny @carlow_tourism #tastekilkenny #kilkennycafe #bakersofinstagram #coachhousecafe #shankillcastle

The best 🥐(plain, almond and chocolate) and sou

The best 🥐(plain, almond and chocolate) and sourdough from @plurbakery available at the café on Thursdays instead of Fridays from now on!
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📸 by @bridodonovanphoto #coachhousecafe #sourdough #shankillcastle #cafe #kilkennycafe #foodiesofinstagram

It's a beautiful day to sit outside in the stabley

It's a beautiful day to sit outside in the stableyard and for a slow wander around the gardens 🌤️🌼☕
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#shankillcastle #coachhousecafe #discoverireland #visitkilkenny #alfrescodining #gardentoplate #loveireland #irishcountryhouse @visitkilkenny @carlow_tourism @irelandsancienteast

🌼 Come and explore our gardens and take a break

🌼 Come and explore our gardens and take a break in our café, which has plenty of outdoor courtyard seating. We are open this week from Thursday to Sunday 11-5. 🌼
Due to Covid and social distancing, unfortunately castle tours are temporarily suspended, but there's lots to see and do outdoors!
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📷 by @bridodonovanphoto
#discoverireland #irelandsancienteast #makeabreakforit #irishcastle #irishgardens #eclecticstyle #loveireland #castlesofireland @visitkilkenny @carlow_tourism

Hand sanitizer station ready! Sure, there's an ant

Hand sanitizer station ready! Sure, there's an antique for every occasion 😂
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#shankillcastle #handsanitizer #antique #irishantiques #quirkyinteriors #eclecticstyle

What a beautiful day! The cafe and gardens are ope

What a beautiful day! The cafe and gardens are open all weekend from 11-5, hope to see you out 😊
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@visitkilkenny @carlow_tourism #irelandsancienteast #makeabreakforit #moretoexplore #discoverireland #irishgardens #loveireland #irishcastle

A bit of shelter on this rainy day 🚜
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#hid

A bit of shelter on this rainy day 🚜
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#hideandseek #fendt #catsofinstagram #rainraingoaway #irishfarming

We have some fresh sourdough loaves and pastries f

We have some fresh sourdough loaves and pastries from @plurbakery for sale at the café today!!! 🤤
We'll try not to eat them all ourselves! 🙈
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#shankillcastle #supportlocal #sourdough #tastetheisland #foodporn #discoverireland #irelandsancienteast #organicflour

🎉 And we're open again! We're delighted to see

🎉 And we're open again! We're delighted to see our customers after such a long time. 🎉
We've set up a one way system inside, have both inside and outdoor well-spaced seating, and are using all compostable cups, plates and cutlery for the time being to minimise contact points. We're also starting out with a reduced menu of soup and cakes, and will build back up from there.
Please bear with us as we find our feet with this new normal, and do let us know if there's anything we can do to improve.
We hope to see you soon for a socially distanced ☕ in the ☀️!
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#shankillcastle #reopening #supportsmallbusiness #familybusiness #irelandsancienteast @visitkilkenny @carlow_tourism #makeabreakforit #discoverireland #kilkennycafe #familyfriendlyireland

We’re hard at work behind the scenes to open the

We’re hard at work behind the scenes to open the café doors next Thursday 2nd July! 🥳☕️🎉🍰
It’s been a long few months and we can’t wait to see you again 😊
We’re putting lots of thought and preparation into making the café and gardens a safe and relaxing place to be. .
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#irelandsancienteast #loveireland #visitkilkenny @visitkilkenny @carlow_tourism #reopeningsoon #shankillcastle #alfrescodining #kilkennycafé

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