Butler House’s Head Gardener loving life at a "Kilkenny gem"

By Dermot Keyes · KCLR · 19 June 2026

Butler House is hosting a Summer Evening Garden Tour and Cream Tea, with the next tour due to be held on Thursday, July 2nd at 6pm.

Head Gardener Tommy Falsey is leading the tour of the Georgian Walled Garden, during which he talks about the history of the house, its connection to Kilkenny Castle and the evolution of the garden, which was restored to its former glory back in 1999. Read more here: Heritage, House & Garden

KCLR recently paid Tommy a visit at Butler House and enjoyed a lively chat over a cup of tea in the charming Dower House of Kilkenny Castle, which is celebrating its 240th anniversary.

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