Fanad House has eight guestrooms. Designed to provide maximum comfort, each has a bath and a shower. All rooms have multi-channel TV, hairdryer and direct dial phone. We also have one room suitable for the disabled. Breakfast is a specialty and is served in the dining room. Rates: From 45 - 70 p.p.s Special family rate. Special rates Sunday to Thursday. Private and secure car parking provided. Many of our guests return to stay with us from year to year

Amongst the most well known festivals are the Murphy Cats Laugh and the Kilkenny Arts Festival. The Murphy Cats Laugh Festiva,featuring the world's best comedian takes place in Kilkenny over the June Bank Holiday Weekend. The Kilkenny Arts Festival is an annual international arts festival. Kilkenny Arts Festival takes place over 10 days in August and plays host to some of the world's leading artists and performers in a range of art forms. KIilkenny is a sporting Paradise, rich in history and tradition. Golf is played with passion in and there are excellent golf courses nearby offering a stiff challenge to the golfer. Fanad House is adjacent to Kilkenny Tennis Club. Other recreational facilities include; Equestrian centre, fishing and putting course. Gowran is one of the top racecourses in the South-East.The course layout is a right handed oval of 1.5 mls (Chase) and 1m 3 furlongs (Flat) with a run in of 3 furlongs and uphill finish.Features of the racing calendar include the Thyesetes Chase and the October meeting, attracting large numbers.

Once the legislative capital of Ireland, Kilkenny is now at the centre of a hugely important cultural and artistic scene with a number of select festivals and an internationally renowned craft industry - it could justly be called the Creative Capital of Ireland. Kilkenny City is characterised by many beautifully restored buildings and winding slipways - it is small and compact enough to explore on foot, yet full of fascinating historical buildings and contemporary shops, design galleries and restaurants. The ancient city of Kilkenny was named after a 6th century monk St Canice. His memory lives on in the beautifully restored St Canices Cathedral built overlooking the city in the thirteenth century. The Normans arrived in the 12th century and their legacy remains in the beautifully restored Kilkenny Castle. The Castle's image is one of the most enduring of Kilkenny. Established on the site of older fortifications, the first stone castle was built by William the Earl Marshall in 1170. There have been many additions over the centuries, but the basic structure of the building has remained the same. The Castle provide guided tours, an art gallery, a cafe during the summer season, extensive pleasure grounds and a well equipped outdoor play area for children. Kilkenny has been referred to as the Marble City for hundreds of years, the black stone with decorative white fossils that forms the backbone of many of Kilkenny's fine buildings is actually polished limestone which has been quarried from around the city for centuries.

Kilkenny is almost equal distance from Dublin and Cork. It is in the heart of Ireland's South-East, Kilkenny is well served by national primary routes between the major cities and towns and also by Dublin and Cork international airports, both within two hours drive. Rosslare Ferryport serves UK and European ferryports and is just over an hour's drive from the city. Fanad House overlooking Kilkenny Castle Park is a five minute walk from the City centre.

A warm welcome awaits you at Fanad House home of the Wallace family, your home from home.We take pride in caring for our guests as though they were members of our own family. Tastefully decorated, Fanad House overlooking Kilkenny Catle Park is ideally located within five minutes walk of the city centre. ©2002 Fanad House.com | All Rights Reserved.

 Disabled guests are welcome
 Hairdryer
 Parking lot
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Phone at reception
 Phones in rooms
 TV sets in rooms