Coontie Kilkenny

Coonty Kilkenny (Erse: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is ane o the twenty-sax coonties o the Republic o Ireland, an ane o the thirty-twa coonties o Ireland an aw, locatit athin the province o Leinster. It wis named efter the toun o Kilkenny (Erse: Cill Chainnigh) an haes a population of 87,558.

Coonty Kilkenny Contae Chill Chainnigh
Coat airms
Kintra	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Dáil Éireann	Carlow-Kilkenny
EU Parliament	East
Coonty seat	Kilkenny
Govrenment
• Teep	Coonty Cooncil
Area
• Total	2072 km2 (800 sq mi)
Area rank	16t
Population  (2011)	95,419
• Rank	21st
Caur plates	KK
Website	www.kilkennycoco.ie

Kilkenny is the 16t lairgest o Ireland’s 32 coonties in aurie an 21st lairgest in terms o population. It is the third lairgest of Leinster’s 12 coonties in size an seivent lairgest in terms o population.

The River Nore flows through the coonty an the River Suir forms the border wi Coonty Waterford. Brandon Hill is the heichest point wi an elevation o 515 m (1,690 ft).

The current coonty formit pairt o the Kinrick o Osraige an ecclesiastical Diocese o Ossory.