County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny (Irish: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is one of the traditional counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Leinster. It was named after the town of Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh) and has a population of 87,558.

Kilkenny is the 16th largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and 21st largest in terms of population. It is the third largest of Leinster’s 12 counties in size and seventh largest in terms of population.