St. John’s Augustinian Priory

Located off John Street Lower, on the northern back of the river Nore in Kilkenny, the upstanding remains of the medieval St. John’s Abbey stand beside a later Church of Ireland church. Dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, the Priory was founded by the renowned Norman knight, William Marshall, around the year 1211 A.D. Initially consisting of a nave and chancel, a tower, at the junction of the...