Barony

Kilkenny West

Cill Chainnigh

Kilkenny West is a barony in Westmeath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKilkenny West53.48052° N · 7.79813° 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 Chainnigh · Irish · main form
Kilkenny West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Barony
County: Westmeath
Coordinates: 53.48052, -7.79813
Mapped area: 152.35 km²
Logainm ID: 257 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Kilkenny West. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.