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Kilderry

Cill Doire

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

Recorded locationKilderry52.69624° N · 7.14900° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

cillchurchdoire(oak-)wood, grove, thicket

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Cill Doire · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Kilderry · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Gowran
Coordinates
52.69624, -7.14900
Mapped area
8.73 km²
Logainm ID
1315 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilderry. 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.