Kilkeasy Explained

Kilkeasy
Native Name:Irish: Cill Chéise
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Civil parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Coordinates:52.441°N -7.225°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Kilkenny
Subdivision Type2:Barony
Subdivision Name2:Knocktopher
Blank Name:Irish grid reference

Kilkeasy [1] is a civil parish in the historical barony of Knocktopher in County Kilkenny, Ireland.[2] [3] Kilkeasy civil parish, which has an area of approximately 13.4km2,[2] contains the townlands of Ballybray, Kilkeasy and Knockmoylan.[4] Kilkeasy also shares its name with a local electoral division.[5]

Within Kilkeasy townland is a ruined church and graveyard.[6] This graveyard contains a reputed holy well that, according to local folklore, is said to cure warts and sore eyes.[7] [8] The source for the "healing water" is an opening in a tree which is routinely filled with water.[9] There is also a memorial stone to Thomas Phelan, who died in the nearby Battle of Carrickshock, within the graveyard.[10]

Kilkeasy Bog, a wetland area comprising lakes and heathland, is a proposed Natural Heritage Area.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cill Chéise / Kilkeasy . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 21 August 2024 .
  2. Web site: Civil Parish of Kilkeasy, Co. Kilkenny . townlands.ie . 21 August 2024 .
  3. Book: https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/K/Kilkeasy-Knocktopher-Kilkenny.php . Kilkeasy . . Samuel . Lewis . Lewis . 1837 . libraryireland.com .
  4. Web site: Sub-units of: Cill Chéise / Kilkeasy . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 21 August 2024 .
  5. Web site: Kilkeasy Electoral Division, Co. Kilkenny . townlands.ie . 21 August 2024 .
  6. Book: Record of Monuments and Places - County Kilkenny . 1996 . National Monuments and Historic Properties Service . Dublin . KK035-013001- : Church : Kilkeasy [..] KK035-013002- : Graveyard : Kilkeasy .
  7. Web site: Cures . duchas.ie Schools' Collection . 2 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Graveyards - Kilkeasy . duchas.ie Schools' Collection . 2 July 2024.
  9. Ó Dálaigh . Pádraig . The holy wells of County Kilkenny in terms of documentary coverage, location, ritual practice and onomastic concept, vol. II . 2018 . Limerick . 318, 224, 469 .
  10. Web site: Kilkeasy Graveyard . Kilkenny Graveyards and Burial Places . June 2016 . 21 August 2024 .
  11. Web site: Newmarket and Hugginstown - Village Design Statement . Heritage Office, Kilkenny County Council . 21 August 2024 . February 2008 .

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