Civil Parishes of County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny was subdivided into 139 Civil Parishes in the 19th century (listed below) which were roughly equivalent to the parishes of the Church of Ireland (Anglican Church). Civil Parish Registers are an important part of Irish genealogical research, since they contain information on births, deaths and marriages. The locations of Civil Parishes have been mapped at this site on the Civil Parish Map, as well as on a larger Outline Map of Civil Parishes.
The parishes of Abbeyleix, Graiguenamanagh, Grangesilvia, Kilmacahill, Powerstown, Rathaspick, Shankill, Ullard and Wells are in the Diocese of Leighlin. Kilcooly parish is in the Diocese of Cashel, while all other parishes are in the Diocese of Ossory. All parishes are within the Probate District of Kilkenny. Refer to the Diocese page for more information and links to the diocese and parishes of the Church of Ireland.
The Civil Parish list below includes variant spellings of the parish names. The date of the earliest records is indicated next to some parishes on this list. Information regarding the content and timeframe of parish records can be found at Civil Parish Records. Brief parish descriptions taken from the 1837 Topographical Dictionary of Ireland are now on-line at GenUKI - Kilkenny Parishes.
List of Civil Parishes
Abbeyleix (Clonkyne Leix or De Lege Dei) Aghaviller (Aughaviller) Aglish (Aglishmartin) Aharney (Lisdowney) Alish [defunct, barony of Iverk] Annamult [defunct, barony of Shillelogher] Arderra (Ardera) Attanagh (Rathanna or Attier) Balleen Ballinamara (Ballynemara or Ballinamore) Ballybur Ballycallan Ballygurrim (Ballygurrum or Ballygorum) Ballylarkin Ballylinch Ballytarsney Ballytobin Bawn (Blacknow) [defunct, barony of Gowran] Blackrath (1810) Blanchvilleskill (Blanchfieldstown) Borrismore (formerly a townland) Brownsbarn [defunct, barony of Gowran] Burnchurch (Kiltraneen) Callan Castlecomer (Comer) (1799) Castleinch (Inchiolaghan or Inchyolaghan Brownstown) Clara (Clarah) Clashacrow (De-Glaishcroe) Clomantagh (Clomanto or Cloghmantagh) Clonamery (Cloneamery or Clowen) Clone [defunct, part of Sheffin] Clonmore (1817) Clontubrid (defunct, tithes included with Balleen) Columbkille (Collumbkill) Conahy [defunct, barony of Fassadinan] (R.C. parish) Coolaghmore (Collaghmore) Coolcashin Coolcraheen (Coolcraghin) Danesfort (Dunfort or Dunfert or Dunsert) Derrynahinch (Derrynahensy or Derinhenly) Donaghmore (Donoughmore or Ballyragget) Dunbell Dungarvan Dunkitt (Dunkill) Dunmore Dunnamaggan (Donemagan) Durrow (Castle-Durrow) Dysart Dysartmoon (Dysertmore or Desertmoon) Earlstown Ennisnag Erke (Eirke) Famma (Famagh Church) Fertagh (Fartagh) (1797) Fiddown (1686) Freshford (Aghoura or Aghoure or Achadhur) Garranamanagh (Garranamana or Garran) Gaulskill (Kiltokegan or Kilskegan) (1753) Glashare Gowran Graig (Graugnamanagh or Graiguenamanagh) (1827) Grange Grange-Kilree Grangelegan [defunct, barony of Gowran] Grangemaccomb (Grangeclovan or Grangeloran) Grangesilvia (Grange Silvae) (1850) Inistioge (1797) Jenkinstown [defunct, barony of Fassadinan] Jerpoint Abbey (Abbey-Jerpoint) Jerpoint Church Jerpoint West (once part of Jerpointabbey) Kells Kilbeacon (1813) Kilbride Kilcoan Kilcolumb (Kilcollum or Kilcolm) (1817) Kilcooly (also in Co. Tipperary) Kilcormick [defunct, barony of Fassadinan] Kilculliheen (Kilcloheen) (formerly of Co. Waterford) Kilderry Kildrinagh [defunct, barony of Crannagh] Kilfane Kilferagh (Kilfeara) Kilkeasy Kilkeril or Kilkeel [defunct parish, barony of Knocktopher - pre 1840] Kilkieran (Kilkyran) Killahy (Killaghy) Killaloe (Grangooly or Graige Awly) Killamery Killarney Killrush [defunct, barony of Crannagh] Killtorkan [defunct, barony of Knocktopher] Kilmacahill (Kilmocahill) Kilmacar (Kilmocar) Kilmacow (1792) Kilmademoge (Kilmodumoge) Kilmadum (Kilmodum) Kilmaganny (Kilmoganny) (1782) Kilmakevoge (Kilmackevoge) Kilmanagh (Kilnamanagh) (1784) Kilmenan (Kilmennan) Kilneddy (Kilcreddy) [defunct, barony of Knocktopher] Kilree (Kilrea) Knocktopher Lismateige (Lismateigue) Listerlin (Listerling) Mallardstown Mayne (Moyne) Moncktown (Mocktown or Rathbin) [defunct, barony of Gowran] Mothell (Coolcullen) Muckalee (1) (Macully) (1817) Muckalee (2) (Muccully) Odagh (Odogh or Three Castles) Outrath Owning (Beaulieu or Bewley) Pleberstown (Plebestown) Pollrone (Poleroan, Polcroan or Polcowan) Portnascully (Portnescully) Powerstown Rathaspick (Rathaspeck, also part of Co. Leix) Rathbeagh (Bannagh or Castledough) Rathcoole (Rathcool) Rathkieran (Rathkyran) Rathlogan Rathpatrick (Ballypatrick) Rosbercon (Rossbercon or Rossibercon) Rosconnell (also part of Co. Leix) Rosanany [defunct, barony of Kells] Rossinan (Rosinan) Shanbogh (Shanbough or Shanbeagh) Shankill (St. Kill) Sheffin Smithstown [defunct, barony of Gowran] St. Canice (1789) St. John's St. Martin's St. Mary's (1729) St. Maul's St. Patrick's Stonecarthy (Stamcarthy or Stumcarthy) The Rower (Rower or Roar or Rochar) Thomastown Tibberaghny (Tipperaghney or Tyburoughny or Tybroughney) Tiscoffin (Tascoffin) Treadingstown (Ballyreddin) Tubbrid (Tubrid) Tubbridbritain (Tubbridbrittain or Tubbridbretain) Tullaghanbrogue (Tullohanbroge or Grove) Tullaherin (Tullowherin) Tullahought Tullamaine (Tullamain) Tullaroan Ullard (partly in Co. Carlow) Ullid (Ullod or Illede) Urlingford Wells Whitechurch (Castlane or Templegal) Woolengrange (Woollen-Grange or Mollgrange)
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