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Civil parish

Erke

Adhairc

Erke is a civil parish in Kilkenny. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationErke52.78423° N · 7.59291° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Adhairc · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Erke · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Galmoy
Coordinates
52.78423, -7.59291
Mapped area
50.66 km²
Logainm ID
1291 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Erke. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.