Kilkenny Castle
Castle in Kilkenny, IrelandWikipedia
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Oct 9, 2026
Frank MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I will refer to that friendship later and you'll understand why.
Frank MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My father's uncle, John Young, was the head gardener in the Kilkenny Castle.
Frank MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My father transferred to Cork, was transferred by his employers, Lipton's.
Frank MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He joined the Black Rock Club and played with Black Rock and
Vogue WilliamsHOST
Ah, no, Kilkenny's gorgeous.
Vogue WilliamsHOST
Sorry, I've been to Kilkenny Castle.
Vogue WilliamsHOST
I won't have-
Joanne McNallyHOST
Yeah
Gareth RussellGUEST
but a really, really interesting character.
Gareth RussellGUEST
So Thomas has, uh, daughters, one of whom, Margaret Butler, is born in Kilkenny Castle.
Gareth RussellGUEST
The world is at her feet, and then the family are out of favor and look like they forever will be.
Gareth RussellGUEST
And it's at that point that her father thinks, "Well, we're gonna have to make a marriage, and it's not necessarily gonna be what we thought for Lady Margaret Butler.
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Gareth RussellGUEST
Um, and they, in the great hall.
CatherineHOST
Oh.
Gareth RussellGUEST
And, uh, I think actually recently, uh, did, yeah, um, it was the first two, it was the first, um, openly gay Butler, uh, to marry his chap, uh, at Kilkenny Castle.
Gareth RussellGUEST
So it continues to be sort of at the, at the center of Kilkenny town and, and, and Irish history.
Michele RoyHOST
But I'm very grateful for every single one of you here in Ireland that said yes.
Michele RoyHOST
You know, the ones that I can keep to mind right now in the University of Limerick, here where I, we are, the Cork Airport, the Kilkenny Castle, the, um, oh my God, there's so many of them.
Michele RoyHOST
Rock of Cashel, St. Stephen's Green Monument, the EPIC Customhouse Quay in Ireland.
Michele RoyHOST
I mean, we're so grateful for you guys that are raising awareness and shining a light to say, "You know what? Guys, you're not alone.
Conor SheehanHOST
Now, this one, it, I, I, I'm, I'm, this is the one I'm particularly, uh, curious about you expanding on.
Conor SheehanHOST
And I'll, the only, I've got two words, Kilkenny Castle.
Susan Gregg-FarrellGUEST
Oh, yeah.
Conor SheehanHOST
Now, that sounds, that's a compelling one.
Susan Gregg-FarrellGUEST
So part of the...
Susan Gregg-FarrellGUEST
So we've done loads of different trips, like, um, but Kilkenny Castle I think, I thought was amazing.
Conor SheehanHOST
Yeah.
Susan Gregg-FarrellGUEST
We took a load of ladies.
Nate HaleHOST
Arnold was so frustrated by the man's stubbornness that he stormed out of Ledrede's estate.
Nate HaleHOST
The following day, Arnold had Ledrede thrown in the prison inside Kilkenny Castle until William Jr.'s court date passed.
Nate HaleHOST
This wasn't exactly legal, but at the same time, there wasn't much Ledrede could do about it.
Nate HaleHOST
While Ledrede stewed in jail, he ranted incessantly about all the sorcerers and heretics that had infested Ireland.
Max StarksGUEST
I was literally on ground for, I kid you not, maybe 35 minutes in Dublin before we got on the road and started going.
Max StarksGUEST
And we went to Kilkenny Castle.
Max StarksGUEST
It was the first stop.
Max StarksGUEST
And we went to Cary.
Anastasios VavalisGUEST
Before I comment on the map, it's worth noting that Ormond moved around for large parts of the period, and he used to sign where the order was issued.
Anastasios VavalisGUEST
So Kilkenny Castle is the most commonly signed order location, but he moved around a lot.
Anastasios VavalisGUEST
He was on the go.
Anastasios VavalisGUEST
And in fact, most of the locations from which he signed orders were in enemy hands by the end of the books, as the war was lost.
Anastasios VavalisGUEST
And he used to sign where the order was issued.
Anastasios VavalisGUEST
So Kilkenny Castle is the most commonly signed order location, but he moved around a lot.
Anastasios VavalisGUEST
He was on the go.
Anastasios VavalisGUEST
And in fact, most of the locations from which he signed orders were in enemy hands by the end of the books, as the war was lost.