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
Town
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

1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Kilmoganny". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
2. "Cill Mogeanna/Kilmaganny (town) Kilkenny". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
3. "Kilmaganny: more information". Placenames Database of Ireland. p. 12. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
4. "Dunamaggan". Parish Details. Ossory Diocese. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
5. "Kells". Dioceses & Parishes. Church of Ireland. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.