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Civil parish

Killahy

Cill Achaidh

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

Recorded locationKillahy52.68984° N · 7.47906° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

achadhfieldcillchurch

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 Achaidh · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Killahy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Crannagh
Coordinates
52.68984, -7.47906
Mapped area
6.44 km²
Logainm ID
1319 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.