When was castle refurbished?
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In 1826,  major restoration 
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On 2nd May 1922 <a href="http://www.stevenroyedwards.com/attackonkilkennycastle.html">occupied by republican</a> forces two days
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By the 1930's the Butlers found that they had to look closely at the viability of maintaining their seat at Kilkenny Castle. In 1935, they decided to leave and a great auction was held in the castle. For five days all the contents of the castle were auctioned off.
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In 1967, Arthur Butler, sixth Marquess and twenty-third Earl of Ormonde handed Kilkenny Castle over to the Castle Restoration Committee for the nominal sum of £50.
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After treating the fabric of the building for dry rot and wet rot, a phased programme of restoration started. The east wing was re-roofed and opened to the public in 1976.
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<a href="http://homepage.tinet.ie/~osrai/kilkenny_castle.htm">http://homepage.tinet.ie/~osrai/kilkenny_castle.htm</a>
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What about the destroyed tower? Cromwell
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilkenny_Castle">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilkenny_Castle</a>, Wikipedia