Townland

Kilkieran

Cill Chiaráin

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

Recorded locationKilkieran52.70413° N · 7.19783° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

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 Chiaráin · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Kilkieran · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Gowran
Civil parish
Kilkieran
Within
Kilkieran
Coordinates
52.70413, -7.19783
Mapped area
3.02 km²
Logainm ID
26980 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

63People recorded
14Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Dowling 9
  • Hoban 8
  • Tierney 7
  • Long 5
  • Murphy 5
Explore the 1901 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilkieran. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.