Civil parish

Kilmacahill

Cill Mhic Cathail

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

Recorded locationKilmacahill52.66311° N · 7.05116° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

cillchurch

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 Mhic Cathail · Irish · main form · validated name
Kilmacahill · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Kilkenny
Barony: Gowran
Coordinates: 52.66311, -7.05116
Mapped area: 18.55 km²
Logainm ID: 1323 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Kilmacahill. 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.