Kilmoganny
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| Kilmoganny Irish: Cill Mogeanna | |
| County Kilkenny | |
|---|---|
 Pub and church in Kilmoganny | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | S456346 |
| Location: | 52°27’47"N, 7°19’43"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 245 |
| Local Government | |
| Dáil constituency: |
Carlow–Kilkenny |
Kilmoganny (also recorded officially as Kilmaganny) is a small village in the County Kilkenny in the south-east of Ireland. As of the 2016 census, Kilmoganny had a population of 245,
The name of the village is from the Gaelic 'Cill Mogeanna', meaning 'Church of Saint Mogeanna':[1] Mogeanna was an Irish virgin saint whose feast day in the Irish Calendar of Saints is 29 January.
The village has a primary school, post office, a pub, two churches, a GAA field and a local shop. The village is at the junction of the R697 and R701 roads.
Churches
- Church of Ireland St Matthew's
- Roman Catholic: St Eoghan's
References
- ↑ Cill Mogeanna / Kilmaganny: Placenames Database of Ireland