National and international celebrities visit Kilkenny Castle
A special visit to Kilkenny took place in August, 1967
The Marquis of Ormonde handed over the keys of Kilkenny Castle to Mr James Gibbons, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Chairman of the Kilkenny Castle Restoration and Development Committee on August 12, 57 years ago.
The ceremony took place in the grounds of Kilkenny Castle and coincided with the first international Butler rally.