1. No town would have a castle this pristine and majestic ffs
LOOK at it.
2. The Dunnes in the city centre was open 24 hours for years – a true sign of respected city status back in the day
Would you grant around-the-clock Dunnes access to a small town back then? Like hell you would.
3. Anyone who claims Kilkenny is not a city probably hasn’t seen its two massive cathedrals in all their glory
4. Because there are round towers this good just popping up in every village
Yeah, right.
5. Kilkenny is so secure in its city status that it doesn’t try to rob land from other counties to expand
Unlike some fellow cities in the vicinity *cough*Waterford*cough*
6. And only a city comfortable in its own skin would use Waterford’s main export as the name for a sandwich shop in the city centre
Confidence.
7. The city has a damn WORLD famous beer named after it
Practically guaranteeing you city status.
And that’s not even mentioning Smithwick’s.
8. There’s a reason Kilkenny has a “City” Hall for Christ’s sake
The Tholsel ain’t no town hall. Nope.
9. One of the main nightclubs in the city resides in a building from the f**king 1800s. We have so much history we have no qualms about turning a beautiful relic into a central hub of boozing
Towns would pay good money to have just one of these things knocking around the place.
10. Population just doesn’t matter in this argument – Kilkenny has been a city longer than statistics have been a thing
And none of our petty 21st century quibbling can really take that away.
11. It’s the kind of city that Bruce Springsteen would go bowling in
The Boss probably wouldn’t be hitting up a town laser quest now.
Kilkenny is the type of city that has everything to make a celeb feel at home.
12. And buildings like this are around every corner
13. Loads of places have annual “town shows”, Kilkenny just goes ahead and has world-renowned festivals instead
Ah yeah.
14. You’ve even got international visitors ranking Kilkenny in amongst its favourite sound cities
Even they know a city when they see one.
15. And finally… let’s not forget that Kilkenny was once the bloody capital of Ireland
You’re fine with this medieval nation’s former capital being a town? Eh, OK.
You’d be wrong, though. But you’re still welcome in Kilkenny City any time.
