# Guided Tour – The Red Book of Ossory

> Guided tour of The Red Book of Ossory, a 14th-century Irish manuscript filled with illustrations and Celtic folklore, offering an educational and captivating journey into Ireland's past.

- URL: https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/guided-tour-the-red-book-of-ossory
- Published: 2026-06-08
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- Author: Dermot

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**Operator:** St Canice's Cathedral
**Duration:** 1 h 30 m
**Area:** Kilkenny

## About this tour

### See the Red Book of Ossory where it was written

### Duration

45 Minutes

### About

For the first time, The Red Book of Ossory is on public display at St Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny, where it was written almost 700 years ago.

Having survived wars, plagues, and centuries, The Red Book is the centrepiece of a year-long exhibition that takes visitors on a journey through time, offering a glimpse into the lives of ordinary citizens in Medieval Kilkenny.

Among its pages is the first recorded recipe for Aqua Vitae, known today as whiskey. The manuscript also features early provisions of the Magna Carta, poems, songs, and a letter from King Edward III expressing concern that noble Englishmen had 'gone native'.

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