My best advice for you if you are staying here, or just if you want to experience authentic Kilkenny in general, sit at the bar downstairs, have a pizza and a couple beers. We met some of the best people and ended up hanging with them all night. Everyone knows everyone else, and they want to get to know you too. They even offered to put us up another night, but we had to make it to our next stop. We were sad to leave Kilkenny after staying at the Pumphouse. We hope to return to see our new friends as soon as possible, or hopefully they will come visit us!