Since the sixth century, St. Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny, which is well-known for its round tower, has played a significant role in Christian devotion.

The majority of the Red Book of Ossory was written during Bishop Richard Ledred's reign in the fourteenth century (c.1317–1361).

The church will host events in November to commemorate the 700-year-old Alice Kyteler Witch Trial.

After four of Alice Kyteler's husbands passed away, Bishop Ledred accused her of heresy and witchcraft.

Ultimately, Alice Kyteler succeeded in leaving Ireland, and her maid Petronilla de Meath was accused of being a collaborator and executed by burning at the stake in Kilkenny.

On November 1st, there will be an ecumenical service to commemorate the first recorded instance of burning execution for the crime of heresy in either Britain or Ireland.

Rev. Stephen Farrell, the Ossary Dean, stated that the service will provide a chance "to think through the events".

He said that it would call into question authority and women's place in society at "perhaps not the finest hour of the Irish Church or the Irish legal system."

For a year, Bishop Ledred's journal, the Red Book of Ossory, will be on exhibit at the cathedral's chapterhouse.