Kilmoganny
Kilmoganny (officially Kilmaganny; Irish: Cill Mogeanna, meaning "Church of Saint Mogeanna"[2][3]) is a small village in the County Kilkenny in the south-east of Ireland. Saint Mogeanna was an Irish virgin whose feast day in the Irish Calendar of Saints is 29 January.[3]
Kilmoganny Cill Mogeanna | |
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  Kilmoganny Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′47″N 7°19′43″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Population (2016)[1] | 245 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S4560834636 |
It is home to a primary school, post office, pub, 2 churches and a GAA field.
Kilmoganny is in the Diocese of Ossory, in the civil parish of Kilmaganny.[2] St. Eoghan's Catholic church is in the parish of Dunnamaggin.[4] St. Matthew's Church of Ireland church is in Kells parish.[5]
As of the 2016 census, Kilmoganny had a population of 245.[1]
References
- "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Kilmoganny". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "Cill Mogeanna/Kilmaganny (town) Kilkenny". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- "Kilmaganny: more information". Placenames Database of Ireland. p. 12. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- "Dunamaggan". Parish Details. Ossory Diocese. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- "Kells". Dioceses & Parishes. Church of Ireland. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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