School: St Patricks Convent, Kilkenny (roll number 10478)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. M. Dominic
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 277
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- The Old Inns of Kilkenny.
Long ago the necessity for hotels to accommodate travellers was not known in this city for the Abbeys and monasteries received and entertained all who came the way. It was after the suppression of Abbeys the want of hostels and Hotels began to be felt.
One of the most important Inns in this town was the "Bull Inn" part of the front wall is still standing. It was build in "1602". An escutcheons which bore the inscription of a bull and a dog pursuing a deer on this wall gave it the title of "The Bull Inn".
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