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County Kilkenny (Irish: Contae Cill Chainnigh, meaning Church of Cainneach) is located in the south east of Ireland in the province of Leinster. It is named after Kilkenny City, the main city in the region. Kilkenny has a population of 87,558.[1]
[edit] History
It was formerly the Kingdom of Osraige, which existed from at least the 2nd century A.D. until the 13th century. The current Catholic ecclesiastical dioceses of that area is still known as Ossory however the original kingdom was bounded by two of the Three Sisters the rivers Barrow and Suir. The northern limit was, generally, the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Three qualities of county Kilkenny are; ground without bog, fire without smoke, land without coast. These references are to the small amount of bogland, the anthracite coal from Castlecomer and the minimal exposure of the county to salt water.
[edit] Villages and Towns in Kilkenny
- Ballyhale, Ballyragget, Bennetsbridge
- Callan, Carigeen, Castlecomer, Castlewarren
- Flagmount, Freshford, ((Ferrybank, Co. Kilkenny))
- Galmoy, Goresbridge, Gowran, Graiguenamanagh
- Inistioge
- Jenkinstown, Johnstown, Johnswell
- Kilkenny, Killinaspick, Kilmacow, Kilmoganny, Knocktopher
- Mooncoin, Mullinavat
- Paulstown, Piltown
- Redhouse
- Slieverue, Stoneyford
- Thomastown, Tullaroan
- Urlingford
- Windgap
[edit] Demographics
Kilkenny's population is 87,558. The main religion is Catholic, however there are Church of Ireland, Presbyterian, Methodist, Jewish and other religious traditions living in kilkenny.[2] There are 39,809 people currently working in kilkenny.[3]
- Further information: Sport in Ireland
- Further information: Kilkenny GAA
In hurling, the dominant sport in the county, Kilkenny compete annually in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, which they have won thirty times, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, which they have won sixty-four times, and the National Hurling League, which they have won thirteen times. Kilkenny, along with Cork and Tipperary, are regarded as 'the Big Three' in the world of hurling. Brian Cody has been manager of the Kilkenny senior hurling team since 1998. The current senior hurling captain is James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick.
[edit] See also
- ^ Population of each Province, County and City, 2006. Central Statistics Office.
- ^ Population (Number) by County, Year and Religious Denomination. CSO.
- ^ Persons Over 15 years of Age (Number) by County, Year, Sex and Principal Economic Status. CSO.
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