Civil parish

Kilree

Cill Rí

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

Recorded locationKilree52.50646° N · 7.26440° 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 Rí · Irish · main form · validated name
Kilree · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Kilkenny
Barony: Kells
Coordinates: 52.50646, -7.26440
Mapped area: 7.92 km²
Logainm ID: 1332 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Kilree. 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.