ROTHE HOUSE
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Erected in 1594 by John Rothe, a wealthy
city merchant, and his wife, Rose Archer.
ROTHE
HOUSE
A unique sixteenth-century merchant's house and garden in the centre of Kilkenny.
Open to visitors.
(Entrance free to members of Kilkenny Archaeological Society.)
(Opposite the Court House,
just 200 yards from the Market Cross multi-storey car park, a 2 minute
walk from the Market Yard and Black Abbey car parks and 5 minutes from Dean
Street car park.)
The Society is the owner of Rothe House, an imposing complex of three medieval houses, associated courtyards and garden on one of the main streets of Kilkenny, which serves as the Society's headquarters, and is open to the public
The entrance charge includes a self-guided tour through the medieval house including access to the Society's museum, our award winning galleries, the courtyards of the complex and the restored Rothe Family garden
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EXHIBITIONS.
The exhibition in the costume gallery:
A reminder of the exhibition staged in the Phelan Room from |
The house, which is on four levels, is not suited for disabled access. We wish to share the experience of Rothe House with as many as possible and are happy to provide free access to the courtyards, and to the disabled toilet, to those with limited mobility, though the cobbles present their own difficulties.
The House is administered by Rothe House Trust. Contact details will be found here
The webmaster can be contacted by Email: lawe@eircom.net
Page updated 22 March 2010
