Civil parish

Powerstown

Baile an Phaoraigh

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

Recorded locationPowerstown52.59187° N · 7.00192° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

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

Baile an Phaoraigh · Irish · main form · validated name
Powerstown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Kilkenny
Barony: Gowran
Coordinates: 52.59187, -7.00192
Mapped area: 21.97 km²
Logainm ID: 1345 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Powerstown. 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.