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Kilkenny
Kilkenny has the distinction of being the only true inland city in the country. Urban beginnings were pre‐Norman: Kilkenny was the ecclesiastical and political centre of the kingdom and diocese of Ossory. However, it was in the 13th century—as focal point of Anglo‐Norman power in south Leinster—that the city first achieved prominence, reflected in a remarkable cluster of monastic foundations and the reconstruction of its cathedral. Four contiguous boroughs nestled together, but only the urban core of ‘Hightown’, adjacent to the great castle of the Marshals, was walled. The town's prosperity was linked to the wool trade of its hinterland, a measure of that prosperity being the recurrent meeting of the medieval Irish parliament within its walls.
Kilkenny had a second cycle of expansion in the late 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries, becoming in effect capital of the Ormond lordship and benefiting from sustained Butler patronage. The unique survival of civic architecture and funereal monuments from that period is a pointer to the wealth of its merchants and their patrons. The choice of Kilkenny as location for the assembly of the Confederate Catholics (1642–8) was tribute both to the strength of its Catholic burghers and to its civic prestige. After the wars, trade passed to Protestant hands, but 18th‐century Kilkenny retained its Catholic and Old English ambience. Population grew from around 2,000 in the 1660s to about 18,500 in 1821, a transformation linked to the growth of woollen blanket manufacture in the town, together with brewing, flour milling, and marble stone‐cutting. In addition Kilkenny became a regional service and consumption centre and continued a long tradition of outstanding schools. Until the coming of the railways it was also the busiest resting point on the Dublin‐Cork road. Industrial decline and transport change after 1830 froze, then sharply reduced, Kilkenny's size; but during this time much of the castle was spectacularly rebuilt and the city continued its distinctive cultural history: the Kilkenny Archaeological Society was founded in 1849 and became a highly influential national organization. In the mid‐20th century Kilkenny re‐emerged to become a provincial leader in the arts, craft design, and urban conservation. Bibliography Clarke, Howard (ed.), Irish Cities (1995); David Dickson |
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"Kilkenny." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kilkenny." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Kilkenny.html "Kilkenny." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Kilkenny.html |
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Kilkenny
Kilkenny kĬlkĕn´ē , Gaelic Cill Chainnigh, town (1991 pop. 8,515), seat of Co. Kilkenny, S Republic of Ireland, on the Nore River. The districts of Irishtown and Englishtown, separated by a stream, were legally united in 1843. Strife between the inhabitants of the two districts, to the near destruction of both, may have given rise to the stories of the Kilkenny cats, who ate each other up. A third district is High Town. Industries include software and computer services, food processing, and handicrafts; tourism is also important. Kilkenny was the seat of the kings of Ossory . The first earl of Pembroke founded a castle there in the 12th cent. (restored c.1835) overlooking the Nore. Parliaments and assemblies were held in the 14th, 16th, and 17th cent. Among noted pupils at the Protestant school of Kilkenny were Jonathan Swift, Bishop Berkeley, and William Congreve. In Irishtown is the great Cathedral of St. Canice (13th cent.), the seat of the Protestant dioceses of the United Dioceses of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin. The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Mary (seat of the diocese of Ossory), a round tower, and remains of Dominican and Franciscan monasteries (mostly 13th cent.) are noteworthy. |
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"Kilkenny." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kilkenny." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kilkn-twn.html "Kilkenny." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kilkn-twn.html |
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Kilkenny
Kilkenny , Gaelic Cill Chainnigh, county (1991 pop. 73,635), 796 sq mi (2,062 sq km), S Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Kilkenny . The region is mainly a rolling plain, part of the central plain of Ireland, with low hills to the south. The principal rivers are the Suir, the Nore, and the Barrow. Grains and vegetables are grown, and livestock is raised. Industries include software and computer services, food processing, brewing, agricultural engineering, clothing, and handicrafts. The county has concentrated on reforestation programs for the past several years. Kilkenny is roughly coextensive with the ancient kingdom of Ossory , and it is rich in antiquities. |
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"Kilkenny." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kilkenny." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kilkn-cnty.html "Kilkenny." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kilkn-cnty.html |
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Kilkenny
Kilkenny County in Leinster province, e Republic of Ireland; the county town is Kilkenny. Part of the central plain of Ireland, it is drained by the Suir, Barrow and Nore rivers. Agriculture: cereal crops, vegetables, cattle. Industries: brewing and coal mining. Area: 2062sq km (796sq mi). Pop. (1996) 75,336.
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"Kilkenny." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kilkenny." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Kilkenny.html "Kilkenny." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Kilkenny.html |
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Kilkenny
Kilkenny (Cill Chainnigh), Ireland A county and town with a name meaning ‘Church of St Canice (Kenneth)’, an abbot (c.525–c.600) who founded a monastery here, and others elsewhere, in the 6th century, from cill and the personal name.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kilkenny." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kilkenny." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kilkenny.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kilkenny." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kilkenny.html |
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Kilkenny
Kilkenny (Cill Chainnigh) Kilkenny. ‘Church of Cainneach’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Kilkenny." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Kilkenny." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kilkenny.html A. D. MILLS. "Kilkenny." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kilkenny.html |
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Kilkenny
Kilkenny •Annie, ca'canny, canny, cranny, Danny, fanny, granny, nanny, tranny
•Ariadne, Evadne
•daphne
•Agni, Cagney
•acne, Arachne, hackney
•hootenanny
•Afghani, ani, Armani, Azerbaijani, Barney, biriani, blarney, Carney, frangipani, Fulani, Galvani, Giovanni, Hindustani, Killarney, maharani, Mbabane, Modigliani, Omani, Pakistani, Rafsanjani, Rajasthani, rani, sarnie
•McCartney
•antennae, any, Benny, blenny, Dene, fenny, jenny, Kenny, Kilkenny, Lenny, many, penne, penny, Rennie
•catchpenny • pinchpenny
•pyrotechny
•Bahraini, brainy, Chaney, Eugénie, grainy, Janey, Khomeini, rainy, veiny, waney, zany
•halfpenny, shove-halfpenny, twopenny-halfpenny
•Athene, bambini, beanie, Bellini, Bernini, bikini, Boccherini, Borromini, capellini, catenae, Cellini, Cherubini, Cyrene, Fellini, fettuccine, genie, greeny, grissini, Heaney, Houdini, Jeanie, linguine, martini, Mazzini, meanie, Mussolini, Mycenae, Paganini, Panini, porcini, Puccini, queenie, Rossellini, Rossini, Santoríni, Selene, sheeny, spaghettini, Sweeney, teeny, teeny-weeny, tortellini, Toscanini, Trini, tweeny, wahine, weeny, zucchini
•monokini
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"Kilkenny." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kilkenny." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kilkenny.html "Kilkenny." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kilkenny.html |
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