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County Kilkenny ( Irish: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. [ a] Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the county. At the 2022 census the population of the county was 103,685. [ 3]
Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh [ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈxan̠ʲəj], meaning 'church of Cainnech') [2] is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. [3] It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2022 census gave the population of Kilkenny as 27,184, the thirteenth-largest urban ...
Urlingford ( Irish: Áth na nUrlainn, meaning 'Ford of the slaughter' [2]) is a town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is also a civil parish within the barony of Galmoy. [3] The town is in the north west of the county, along the boundary with County Tipperary, 16 km north-east of Thurles .
County Kilkenny ( Irish: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the county. At the 2022 census the population of the county was 103,685. The county was based on the historic ...
Marshall owned large estates in Ireland, England, Wales and France and managed them effectively. In 1192, he appointed Geoffrey FitzRobert as seneschal of Leinster and so began a major phase of development in Kilkenny, including the development of Kilkenny Castle. [1] The first stone castle on the site, was completed in 1260.
Thomastown, County Kilkenny. / 52.526667°N 7.137222°W / 52.526667; -7.137222. Thomastown ( Irish: Baile Mhic Andáin ), [ 2] historically known as Grennan, is a town in County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster in the south-east of Ireland. It is a market town along a stretch of the River Nore which is known for its salmon and trout ...
Map of the city of Kilkenny (1708). Old city map, c.1780. The history of Kilkenny (from Irish Cill Chainnigh 'Cell or church of Cainnech/Canice') began with an early sixth-century ecclesiastical foundation, this relates to a church built in honour of St. Canice, now St. Canice's Cathedral and was a major monastic centre from at least the eighth century.
Stoneyford, officially Stonyford ( Irish: Áth Stúin) [2] is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the N9 Waterford road some 14 km south of Kilkenny City. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory . Two small streams run through the village, one to the west and the second to the north of the village.