We opted for the guided tour and it was exceptional. Our guide was able to explain so many of the events and eras of the artifacts that it made it really come to life. I highly recommend the guided tour.

We went on an internal tour of the museum which was lead by John. It was fantastic! John knows the museum inside and out, presenting the history of Kilkenny and St. Mary's in an engaging and humorous way. All of the staff were kind, and we learned a lot. I'd highly recommend going!

I cannot give enough praise to John and the crew at the Medieval Museum. The guided tour is a must! It was both informative and hilarious. Kilkenny has such a vibrant history!

John H gave us a great tour and history of Kilkenny city. Delivered with humour and brilliant storytelling ability, he brought the medieval city to life in the minds eye. Would thoroughly recommend this tour. Thanks John.

A small museum with a big history. Truly knowlegable guide, brought the history to life. Covers Kilkenny from its very beginings

Friendly and well worth doing. Without a guide you see just stuff. Everything has a story. The lady brought this to life for us

My Mama and I stumbled upon this museum while exploring Kilkenny before their Saint Patrick’s Day parade. After venturing into Café Nero and having a delicious pastry we wandered into a mysterious courtyard behind the town hall. Lo and behold it was an ancient Catholic Church decommissioned and converted into a magnificent little museum. The displays were phenomenal and meticulously put together. The desk attendants Sherry (I think/hope I remember her name correctly) and John were incredibly kind and knowledgeable. They even helped me figure out why my surname (Clark) frequently has an “e” placed on the back of it in this region of Ireland. I had a great conversation with John following our self-guided audio tour. This museum is certainly worth seeing. My only negative remark is that it is a tad steep on days beyond Saint Patrick’s day. 15 pounds per person for a well kept but small museum is a bit too much in my opinion. Regardless of the pricing, I’m leaving 5 stars for the overall experience. :)

At the time of our tour it was closer to closing time and it was just my wife, my self, and one other couple. John, our guide was amazing. The amount of knowledge dropped on us and added witty humor made the experience very memorable, which brings myself to recommend doing the guided tour over the self guided because in my opinion you miss you on lots of information only reading the plaques along the wall around the museum.

Excellent tour, educated guides and incredible stories. Well worth the time. Great explanation of history of the area and the time period.

My husband and I stumbled across this GEM yesterday. Wow! We had no idea what we were walking into.. We had to park in the lot a block down, no parking at the site. Walking up to the beautiful architectural fossil, we could imagine how busy it must of been hundreds of years ago. We arrived and we’re lucky enough to be assigned John for our private tour. John was lively and a fabulous story teller. His history stories were active, lively and he kept you engaged. The museum itself is beautiful with the right amount of historical culture. We were fascinated the entire hour! It’s a wonderful couples date, even good for families. We took a few photos afterwards. We’re still talking about what a truly spectacular time we had here! Worth the small fee, and time. Plan to be wowed!!

My daughter and I visited and had a great experience. It was just my 13 yo daughter and I on the tour. The museum is small but John added so many stories and seemed to pick ones that would especially appeal to a teen to keep my daughter engaged. I could’ve listened to him all day. It was a great introduction to Medieval history at the start of our Ireland trip. We both loved it!

This was one of my favorite experiences in Ireland. The tour was so informative and I enjoyed that it was numbered, so it ensured nothing was missed. My husband is partially deaf, so it was nice to have headsets so he could adjust the volume and hear everything. As an American, there is nothing close to the history that you can experience at this museum. And the rice is such a bargain for what you get.

I recently took a guided tour of the Museum with John and it was a fantastic experience. He is passionate, knowledgable and very entertaining and I would thoroughly recommend it.

What can we say about John, that hasn't already been said by others - who really should have had more respect! No! I'm only joking, John is an awesome, entertaining and very knowledgeable guide. He related well to everyone on the tour and obviously puts effort into keeping his talk up to date and relevant. Best thing I did on my day trip to Killkenny. RECOMMENDED.

John was a very informed guide and committed to the subject matter. He gave an in-depth overview of the historical time period and the relevance of the places we visited. It was a very enjoyable tour.

John was such a wealth of knowledge, we learned so much about the medieval history Of Kilkenny. I seriously want him to adopt me as a niece so I can come see him again and again. The museum itself is very well organized and we really enjoyed ourselves.

I was lucky enough to have Joe give me the tour of the place. Without this place is a must when visiting Kilkenny. The museum holds many pieces of Kilkenny history you won’t see anywhere else in Ireland or even Kilkenny itself! It is located in an old church that has rich history which only adds to the experience!

We were very fortunate to have had John as our tour guide of the museum. He is extremely knowledgeable about medieval Ireland and made the museum come alive for us. I would highly recommend both visiting the museum and taking the guided tour with John

If you are visiting kilkenny for a holiday or even live there, I can't recommend this tour highly enough. I was visiting from London and with my aunts who are from kilkenny, we learnt so much about this enriched and fascinating history of the city. The tour guide John Halpin is very engaging and knowledgeable, also with a very good sense of humour. Plus really enjoyed the lego hunt in the museum, which will get the younger children interested and even us older children. The mile tour is every weekday at 11am.

We did the guided tour with John and it was honestly one of the best tours we have ever been on! John was so knowledgable and entertaining, we had a great time with lots of laughs! Definitely book the guided tour, totally worth the price!