Kells
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland.
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- Type: Village with 274 residents
- Description: village in County Kilkenny, Ireland
- Also known as: “Kells, County Kilkenny”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Water Tower and St. Kieran’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoneyford and Dunnamaggin.
Stoneyford
Village
Dunnamaggin
Village
Dunnamaggin is a small village in the south… Dunnamaggin is situated 4½ km southwest of Kells.
Knocktopher
Village
Kells
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.53966° or 52° 32′ 23″ north
Longitude
-7.27337° or 7° 16′ 24″ west
Population
274
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
9C4JGPQG+VM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Kells” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Priory and Killossory.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Catholic Church and Community Hall and Scouts Den.
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