The Tholsel, Kilkenny

Looks interesting

I sadly wasn't able to enter it when I visited, but it surely looks interesting and is great for photos of Kilkenny!

Tax house

A short walk down the medieval mile brings you here. The street is narrow with many old buildings and in the middle is the Tholsel, or tax house. It's a pity that at the time I visited it was not poss...

Beautiful and Imposing

The Tholsell is part of the medieval mile in Kilkenny and is a beautiful building right in the heart of the city. Ot was the original tax and toll offices and as far as I know still retain a civic fun...

Interesting - but needs a little love & care

Interesting - but needs a little love & care. The history of the Tholsel (Old Tax House) would suggest that there should be more effort made by the council of this site to make it more of a draw to t...

Has had many roles down the centuries

A remarkable edifice with its classical frontage of columns and arcade is a historic aspect of the premier street. Built in the early 1860s it name derives from Hall of Taxes, its first purpose bei...