Kilkeasy (Irish: Cill Chéise)[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 13.4 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi),[2] contains the townlands of Ballybray, Kilkeasy and Knockmoylan.[4] Kilkeasy also shares its name with a local electoral division.[5]
Kilkeasy
Irish: Cill Chéise | |
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Civil parish | |
.jpg) Cemetery and ruined church in Kilkeasy | |
  Kilkeasy | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′28″N 7°13′30″W / 52.441°N 7.225°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | Kilkenny |
| Barony | Knocktopher |
| Irish grid reference | S528324 |
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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Tree in Kilkeasy graveyard; Phelan memorial stone to the left -
Video of Kilkeasy graveyard
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The M9 motorway passes through the area
See also
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- ^ "Cill Chéise / Kilkeasy". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Civil Parish of Kilkeasy, Co. Kilkenny". townlands.ie. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Kilkeasy". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis – via libraryireland.com.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Cill Chéise / Kilkeasy". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Kilkeasy Electoral Division, Co. Kilkenny". townlands.ie. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Record of Monuments and Places - County Kilkenny. Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1996.
KK035-013001- : Church : Kilkeasy [..] KK035-013002- : Graveyard : Kilkeasy
- ^ "Cures". duchas.ie Schools' Collection. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Graveyards - Kilkeasy". duchas.ie Schools' Collection. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Ó Dálaigh, Pádraig (2018). The holy wells of County Kilkenny in terms of documentary coverage, location, ritual practice and onomastic concept, vol. II (PDF) (Thesis). Limerick. pp. 318, 224, 469.
- ^ "Kilkeasy Graveyard". Kilkenny Graveyards and Burial Places. June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Newmarket and Hugginstown - Village Design Statement" (PDF). February 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via Heritage Office, Kilkenny County Council.