Coontie Kilkenny
Coonty Kilkenny (Erse: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is ane o the twenty-sax coonties o the Republic o Ireland, an ane o the thirty-twa coonties o Ireland an aw, locatit athin the province o Leinster.
It wis named efter the toun o Kilkenny (Erse: Cill Chainnigh) an haes a population of 87,558.
Coonty Kilkenny Contae Chill Chainnigh | |
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| Kintra | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Dáil Éireann | Carlow-Kilkenny |
| EU Parliament | East |
| Coonty seat | Kilkenny |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Coonty Cooncil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2072 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 16t |
| Population (2011) | 95,419 |
| • Rank | 21st |
| Caur plates | KK |
| Website | www |
Kilkenny is the 16t lairgest o Ireland’s 32 coonties in aurie an 21st lairgest in terms o population. It is the third lairgest of Leinster’s 12 coonties in size an seivent lairgest in terms o population.
The River Nore flows through the coonty an the River Suir forms the border wi Coonty Waterford. Brandon Hill is the heichest point wi an elevation o 515 m (1,690 ft).
The current coonty formit pairt o the Kinrick o Osraige an ecclesiastical Diocese o Ossory.
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