Located in the South East region, it is part of the province of Leinster and bordered by Tipperary, Waterford, Carlow, Wexford, and Laois. County Kilkenny was based on the historic Gaelic kingdom of Ossory (Osraighe). Kilkenny is the anglicized version of the Irish Cill Chainnigh, meaning Church (Cell) of Cainneach or Canice, believed to be related to the church and round tower, now St Canice's Cathedral. The Kingdom of Ossory existed from the 2nd century until the 13th century AD. There are many beautiful architectural buildings and attractions within the County of Kilkenny to explore.","England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It occupies more than half of the land of the area. It shares its borders with Wales to the West and Scotland the to its north. Laced by great rivers and small streams, England is a fertile land which has supported a thriving agricultural economy for millenia.","Wales, or Cymru a region of rugged mountains, Moors and forests, is noted for its large coal deposits. Its people are known for their strong Celtic heritage and renowned choral groups. This region was originally populated by an Iberian people, who were overrun by the Celts in the 6th century BC.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/knight.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Durham England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books2.webp","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Cambridgeshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Northumberland England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Herefordshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/final_concord.webp?pos=floatRight","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Oxfordshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/pipe_roll_1194.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Yorkshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Suffolk England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books2.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Essex England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Warwickshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_kilkenny.webp?pos=floatRight","","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Eden","sU":"EDEN","oC":"EN","o":"English","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/EDEN/EN/Eden/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"/dpreview/ANDERSON/SC/Anderson/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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