The Hole in the Wall?

highgiant1985

Hey guys wondering if any one can tell where "The Hole in the Wall" is in Kilkenny?



I'm living here for a few years now but can't say I've ever seen/heard of the place before or maybe I've just not noticed it.



I've only heard of the place as an irish band is playing there in July that I wouldn't mind seeing.



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Healium

highgiant1985 wrote: »

Hey guys wondering if any one can tell where "The Hole in the Wall" is in Kilkenny?



I'm living here for a few years now but can't say I've ever seen/heard of the place before or maybe I've just not noticed it.



I've only heard of the place as an irish band is playing there in July that I wouldn't mind seeing.



[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]20:00[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Hole In The Wall[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kilkenny, Kilkenny[/FONT]

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Dr.Sanchez

Healium wrote: »

http://tinyurl.com/3ysyy4q

Oh my... your so original!

Healium

00Blaine00 wrote: »

Oh my... your so original!

*You're

Threadhead

In a book about the history of Kilkenny city and county, the Hole In The Wall is described as thus:

'In the eighteenth century the most westerly of its houses (the Archers on High Street No. 17,18 &19) became the famous 'Hole in the Wall'. This was the great supper-house of Kilkenny for about 100 years (1750-1850). The tavern was patronised by the young blades... of the day and numbered among its patrons John, 17th Earl of Ormonde (known as Jack Of The Castle)'

How I wish I were patronising it now, along with all the other young blades of the current era. The duels we'd have and the busty wenches we'd woo, all whilst consuming frosty ales from St. Francis Abbey brewery and speaking loudly about the topical matters of the day, such as the failure of the one way horse and carriage system from Butler Castle all the way to Grace's Castle.

But, since it's reopened it's just been a small museum and a venue for talks on history and culture and such like. Hardly befitting for Kilkenny's most bawdy and infamous nightclub of the 18th and 19th century.

Daemos

I've always thought a Hole In The Wall was another name for an ATM machine, or is that just me?

MidlandsM

me too...............for cash

fabbydabby

That's what people called ATM's back in the 80's.

Since the internet though, ATM is now also an acronym for a disgusting fetish act so I have since changed to 'bank machine' so that my friends don't think I am a deviant when I say 'I need an ATM'.

Vegasbabe

The Hole is in the wall is situated up a laneway beside the Enable Ireland shop on High Street. I have been in there, its an amazing building & the man who owns it has done a lot of work with it. Great story to it & would be an excellent venue for a gig. It should get more use.

femur61

Healium wrote: »

http://tinyurl.com/3ysyy4q

that is funny:pac:

Kepti

fabbydabby wrote: »

That's what people called ATM's back in the 80's.

Since the internet though, ATM is now also an acronym for a disgusting fetish act so I have since changed to 'bank machine' so that my friends don't think I am a deviant when I say 'I need an ATM'.

Mind if I make a deposit?

biggie_p

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fabbydabby

That's class!

Question:

I was passing the place one night at about 10PM there about a fortnight or so ago. I think it was a Saturday night - town was buzzing anyway and it was dark. I was out for a few pints.

The sign was up outside on high street giving the brief history and lowdown and the iron gate was open. But the alley was pitch black and there was no signs of life down there.

So my question is... was it open? And is it a museum or can you get alcohol in there? I suppose that's two questions. Three if you split the last one in two..

Anyway, I would deffo have checked it out but I was seriously put off by the dark alley which looked like somewhere a prospective patron would get buggered by a deviant on a quest for an ATM.

Captain Havoc

I was going to suggest boards beers but then I remembered about the last time we tried that, not that I didn't have a good night at it or anything.

fabbydabby

Was it just you down the nal with six tins of Turbo G?

Captain Havoc

fabbydabby wrote: »

Was it just you down the nal with six tins of Turbo G?

No, we held it in a bar and there was more than just me.

Plug

Captain Havoc wrote: »

No, we held it in a bar and there was more than just me.

The end of the world bar with Tutsie?:P

Captain Havoc

Plug wrote: »

The end of the world bar with Tutsie?:P

I'm not going to make that joke

biggie_p

Yah Whenever the sign is out with the gate open it means it should be open.
Well its not a museum but does have a lot of historic items inside , It has the odd gig on there every now and again, its really trying to get its name out there for a gig venue
Its recently got a wine license so its a wine bar at moment but hopefully and eventually you will be able to have a pint there but not right now,
Don;t mind the dark alley it not dangerous at all , thats the problem the owner doesn't have a permanent Sign out side as it only has right of way down the alley,
So its at the end of the alley to the right.

up for anything

I thought the Hole in the Wall was that little private club/pub/hole in the wall of a drinking establishment just down from Matt the Millers on the quay. I was in it years ago.

Captain Havoc

up for anything wrote: »

I thought the Hole in the Wall was that little private club/pub/hole in the wall of a drinking establishment just down from Matt the Millers on the quay. I was in it years ago.

That's the Home Rule Club.

up for anything

Captain Havoc wrote: »

That's the Home Rule Club.

I was nearly right!

Threadhead

I dug up this old chestnut from a ye olde Kilkenny historical tome:

'In the eighteenth century the most westerly of its houses (the Archers on High Street No. 17,18 &19) became the famous 'Hole in the Wall'. This was the great supper-house of Kilkenny for about 100 years (1750-1850). The tavern was patronised by the young blades... of the day and numbered among its patrons John, 17th Earl of Ormonde (known as Jack Of The Castle)'

I bet that was the place to be. I reckon the ale and busty wenches and banging lute tunes were off the chizain.

fabbydabby

Yea but it got raided by the shades in 1850 and that was the end of that.

Jack of the castle was reportedly 'Buzzin of his head on yawkes, lad" [1].



[1] Tynan's Walking Tours

Threadhead

It's also recorded that there was a lot of sexual assaults so they had to make it over 21's.

tracert

There's opium growing behind it, junk fans.