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- MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, Hebron Rd, Highhays, Kilkenny, R95 W8RH
- (056) 777 7600
Famine
Experience
This award-winning FREE AV tour, begins at the customer service desk and will guide you around the buildings of the former Workhouse. Hear the human stories of the inmates that lived and died within the walls. Learn about the unexpected discovery of over 970 human remains described as the most significant discovery in the world relating to the Irish Famine.
Monday – Friday:
9am – 1pm & 2pm – 5pm
Saturday – Sunday – Bank Holidays:
12pm – 4pm
For optimal experience headphones are required.
Visitors may bring headphones (headphone jack required) or purchase disposable headphones for €2 at the customer service desk.
Suitable for children – parental discretion advised.
Tours run every hour from 9am - 12pm & 2pm - 5pm