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Kilmoganny
Cill Mogeanna
Town
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kilkenny
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS4560834636
Websitewww.kilkennycoco.ie

Kilmoganny (officially Kilmaganny; Irish: Cill Mogeanna, meaning 'Church of Saint Mogeanna'[1][2]) 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.[2]

It is home to a Primary School, Post office, Pub and 2 churches and a GAA field.

Kilmoganny is in the Diocese of Ossory, in the civil parish of Kilmaganny.[1] St. Eoghan's Catholic church is in the parish of Dunnamaggin.[3] St. Matthew's Church of Ireland church is in Kells parish.[4]

Kilmoganny has a population of approx 240.

References

  1. ^ a b "Cill Mogeanna/Kilmaganny (town) Kilkenny". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Kilmaganny: more information". Placenames Database of Ireland. p. 12. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Dunamaggan". Parish Details. Ossory Diocese. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Kells". Dioceses & Parishes. Church of Ireland. Retrieved 12 November 2012.