User:Mrchris/Kilkenny (barony)
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The barony of Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh, meaning 'Church of Cainnech') is a barony in the heart of County Kilkenny, Ireland.[1]It is one of 12 baronies in County Kilkenny.[2] The size of the barony is 22.9 square kilometres (8.8 sq mi).[5] There are 4 civil parishes in Kilkenny, made up of 11 townlands.[1] The chief town is Kilkenny.[6] Kilkenny lies to the centre of the county surounded by the baronies of Fassadinin to the north (whose chief town is Castlecomer), Gowran to the west (whose chief town is Gowran), Shillelogher to the south (whose chief town is Bennettsbridge), and Crannagh to the west (whose chief town is Freshford, County Kilkenny). The river Nore flows through the barony.
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Barony of Kilkenny
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Etymology: Church of Cainnech[3] | |
Coordinates: 52°39′43″N 7°15′59″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Kilkenny |
Government | |
• Type | County Council |
• Body | Kilkenny County Council |
Area | |
• Total | 68.8 km2 (26.6 sq mi) |