Welcome to Anthonys Inn, Piltown, Co Kilkenny

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Anthony's Inn as a link in the Transport Network in 1800's ireland

Born Carlo Bianconi in Costa Masnaga (Italy) on September 24, 1786, he moved from an area poised to fall to Napoleon and travelled to Ireland in 1802, via England, just four years after the 1798 rebellion. At the time, British fear of continental invasion resulted in an acute sense of insecurity and additional restrictions on the admission of foreigners. He eventually became famous for his innovations in transport and was twice mayor of Clonmel, in County Tipperary.
He was the founder of public transportation in Ireland, at a time preceding railways. He established regular horse-drawn carriage services on various routes from about 1815 onwards. These were known as 'Bianconi coaches'. There were also a series of inns, the Bianconi Inns, some of which still exist e.g. in Piltown, County Kilkenny and Killorglin

Charles Bianconi

Bianconi Long Car

These services continued into the 1850s and later, by which time there were a number of railway services in the country. The Bianconi coaches continued to be well-patronised, by offering connections from various termini, one of the first and few examples of an integrated transport system in Ireland. Bianconi died on September 22, 1875 at "Longfield House", Boherlahan, Co. Tipperary
Piltown also has a unique place in English history as it was the only place on the island of Ireland to see a battle in the Wars of the Roses. In the Battle of Piltown (1462) Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond, on the side of the House of York, defeated the Butlers of Kilkenny, fighting for the House of Lancaster, resulting in more than 400 casualties for the Butlers [3]. Local folklore claims that the battle was so violent that the local river ran red with blood, hence the names Pill River and Piltown (Baile an Phuill - Town of the blood).

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History of Piltown

Anthony's Inn in the Transport Network Piltown in 1835 Anthonys Inn - Old photographs Top

Anthony's Inn - Old photographs

Anthony's Inn in the Transport Network Piltown in 1835 Anthonys Inn - Old photographs Top



		Main St Piltown, Co Kilkenny Tel (051) 643 711 Food served · Carvery lunch 7 days a week · Sandwich menu Mon – Thurs 12.00 - 3pm · Sandwich menu Fri – Sun 12.00 - 7pm · Bar menu Fri – Sun 4pm - 7pm Beer Garden – Large Car Park