3 Best Bars in Kilkenny City, The Southeast

Set on one of Kilkenny's famous "slips," Tynan's Bridge House was first used as an exercise run for dray horses. Inside, you can guess that the pub is more than 200 years old from all the gas lamps, silver tankards, and historic teapots on display. Behind the horseshoe-shape bar, you'll find antiquities from its time as a grocery and pharmacy, but it's best known these days for its Guinness and good conversation.

If you're craving a pint, you have a choice of pubs along Parliament and High Streets. John Cleere's is the best in town for a mix of live traditional music, poetry readings, and theatrical plays.