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  2. History of Kilkenny - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Kilkenny - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Kilkenny Castle - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. County Kilkenny - Wikipedia

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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]

  6. Black Abbey - Wikipedia

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    The Black Abbey of Kilkenny, (an Mhainistir Dhubh in irish), Ireland, is a Catholic priory of the Dominican Order, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Black Abbey was established in 1225 as one of the first houses of the Dominican Order in Ireland.

  7. Butler dynasty - Wikipedia

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    He died in Kilkenny, Ireland. Somerset Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick (1779–1838), brother of the Hon. Henry Edward Butler (1780–1856) he married twice and had five children Gina Fratini (Georgina Butler, 1931–2017), the English fashion designer, was the granddaughter of Charles Butler, 7th Earl of Carrick

  8. Kyteler's Inn - Wikipedia

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    Kyteler's Inn (/ ˈ k ɪ t l ə r /) [3] is a public house located in the centre of medieval Kilkenny in Ireland. [4] With parts of the building dating to the 13th or 14th century, [1] the building is traditionally associated with the Kyteler family and with Dame Alice Kyteler, an alleged witch from the area. [5] The building has housed an inn ...

  9. Castlecomer - Wikipedia

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    Castlecomer (Irish: Caisleán an Chomair, [8] 'castle at the confluence') is a town in the north of County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is positioned at the meeting of N78 and R694 roads about 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Kilkenny city. At the 2016 census, Castlecomer had a population of 1,502 people.