Townland

Kilkenny

Cill Chainnigh

Kilkenny is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKilkenny54.83372° N · 8.35072° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

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 Chainnigh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Kilkenny · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Townland
County: Donegal
Barony: Boylagh
Civil parish: Inishkeel
Within: Maas
Coordinates: 54.83372, -8.35072
Mapped area: 0.58 km²
Logainm ID: 14925 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

22People recorded

5Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

McGrath 9
McKnight 4
Walsh 3
Hanlon 2
Bailie 1

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1911 census

23People recorded

6Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

Walsh 6
Flaherty 4
McGrath 4
McKnight 3
Bailie 1

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1926 census

27People recorded

5Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

Hanlon 9
McGrath 9
Walsh 6
Dunlevy 2
McKnight 1

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Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Kilkenny. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2011-05-27. How this page was prepared.