Kilkenny Shop

About the Gift Shop

Kilkenny Shop has been at the forefront of promoting the finest Irish craft and design for over 50 years and is home to Ireland’s largest collection of Irish designers.

From fashion, knitwear and accessories, to handmade jewellery, dazzling crystal, art, hand-thrown pottery and a wide range of gifts, you can be sure to find some wonderfully designed products at Kilkenny!

Choose from their array of top Irish designers such as Orla Kiely, Nicholas Mosse, Fee G, Caroline Kilkenny, Stephen Pearce, Waterford Crystal and John Rocha to name but a few, all internationally renowned for their talented creations and individual design flare. Or from their well-known international brands including Guess, Fossil, Radley and Cluse.

Kilkenny Group is an Irish owned business, run by Marian O’Gorman and her family. Marian credits much of the company’s success over the years to their unwavering dedication to developing new Irish designers and promoting the finest Irish craftsmanship and design whilst providing customers with a warm welcome, a great shopping experience and delicious Irish sourced food.

Numerous top Irish designers such as Orla Kiely, Chupi and Rebeka Kahn started their journeys with Kilkenny, under the mentorship of Marian.

A visit to the Kilkenny Shop Galway on High Street in Galway is like no other, with the store’s beautiful array of products nestled in a 16th century listed building in the very centre of the city. Overseas customers can also avail of Kilkenny’s Tax Free Shopping and enjoy one of the best shipping rates in the country, with a flat -rate of just €29.95 to deliver anywhere in the EU and USA. No trip to Galway is complete without a visit to the alluringly charming Kilkenny Shop.

There are 13 Kilkenny Shops located around the country in Dublin (Nassau St, Stillorgan & Swords), Galway, Killarney, Ennis Co Clare, Cork (Cork city, Douglas & Shanagarry), Cashel Co. Tipperary, Trim Co. Meath , Newbridge Co. Kildare and Greystones Co.Wicklow as well as two sister Christy’s stores (Killarney and Cobh, Co. Cork) and two in-store cafés.