Ireland

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny, or Cill Chainnigh in Irish, is located in the south-east region of Ireland. It is known as the Marble City because of its distinctive black marble. We have a population of approximately 95,419. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

What is a Parish?

What is a Parish? We classify a Parish by the Civil Parish geographical boundaries, the basis upon which the Griffith’s Valuation and other land and tax records were created in the 19th and 20th Century. Find my Parish

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Ancestors from Kilkenny

Find out about people who lived in Kilkenny and their descendants.

John Ryan

Fiddown (Kilkenny) +others Kilkenny DOB: 1st January 1785

Michael O'Keeffe (Keefe)

Kilkenny

Mary Fitzpatrick

Kilkenny DOB: 1st January 1735

Michael Byrne

Kilkenny DOB: 22nd January 1729

Buildings from Kilkenny

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A Parish Church in County Kilkenny (Templeorum RC Church) — The church where James and Bridget were married-April 27th 1827

Exterior of Church — O'Loughlin Memorial Church of St John the Evangelist

Timeline from Kilkenny

Read about the big and small events that shaped the heritage of Kilkenny.

1930

Travelling Folk in the 1930s

1st Jan 1938

1890

1893 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

24th Jun 1894

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Kilkenny Message Board

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Mary Turner 4th GGmother

3 Nov 2024 14:07

Doolan or Dowling... or possibly something similar

11 Sep 2024 03:04

John Ryan (born by 1785) and Wife Margaret Oates, Townland of Belline and Rogerstown

28 Aug 2024 22:01

John Egan and Catherine Conway Kilkenny

26 Apr 2024 10:22

Kilkenny Local Guide

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Australians of the Great Irish Famine

Kilkenny

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Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600–1800

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Researching Presbyterian Ancestors in Ireland

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