8
Bailte Fearainn
270
Taifid Daonáirimh
49
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 148
- Teaghlaigh
- 28
- Daoine
- 122 -17.6%
- Teaghlaigh
- 21 -25%
Maidir Liom
Kilcoan is a small parish located in County Kilkenny in the southeastern province of Leinster, Ireland. The parish sits within the broader landscape of the Kilkenny region, an area characterized by rolling countryside, agricultural land, and the typical topography of the Irish Southeast. Like much of County Kilkenny, the landscape around Kilcoan reflects the region's long history of human settlement and land management, with a mix of farmed fields, townlands, and the scattered rural communities that define much of the Irish countryside away from major urban centers.
The parish of Kilcoan, like many Irish parishes, has roots extending back to the medieval period when the Catholic Church established parishes throughout Ireland as fundamental units of both spiritual and administrative organization. The name "Kilcoan" itself, derived from the Irish "Cill," meaning church, points to the presence of an early Christian settlement in the area. County Kilkenny as a whole has a rich medieval heritage, and the parish would have formed part of this broader historical tapestry, though detailed records specific to Kilcoan's particular history may be limited in readily available sources.
The parish would have contained a church building serving the local Catholic population, as was standard for Irish parishes. Like many rural Irish parishes, Kilcoan's significance lies primarily in its role as a community hub and center for religious practice and local social organization. The parish structure has historically been central to Irish rural life, serving not only spiritual needs but also functioning as a focal point for community gatherings and local administration. Today, Kilcoan remains a recognized parish within the ecclesiastical organization of County Kilkenny, though like many rural parishes in Ireland, it reflects the demographic and social changes affecting rural communities in the modern era.
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- Áit
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Barúntacht
Uí Dheá
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Ainm Gaeilge
Cill Chuáin
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Bailte Fearainn
8 baile fearainn
- Logainm
Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 22 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 5 baile fearainn (1830idí-1850idí).
Príomhshloinnte
Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
Gníomhartha Tapa
Faigh an Aip iOS
Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Pharóiste
Sonraí
- Béarla
- Kilcoan
- Gaeilge
- Cill Chuáin
- Barúntacht
- Uí Dheá
- Áit
- Cill Chainnigh