Shillelogher
Shillelogher
Irish: Síol Fhaolchair | |
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| Etymology: territory of the Descendants of Fáelchar | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′19″N 7°20′06″W / 52.5719025°N 7.3351341°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Barony of Shillelogher | By 1672 |
| Civil parishes | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | County Council |
| • Body | Kilkenny County Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,845 ha (36,684 acres) |
The barony of Shillelogher (Irish: Síol Fhaolchair, meaning 'territory of the Descendants of Fáelchar') is a barony in the west of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The barony is 36,684 acres (148.45 km2) in size. It is one of 12 baronies in County Kilkenny. There are 19 civil parishes in Shillelogher, made up of 109 townlands. The chief town is Bennettsbridge. Shillelogher lies at the centre of the county, with the baronies of Crannagh and Kilkenny to the north (whose chief towns are Freshford and Kilkenny, and the barony of Gowran to the east (whose chief towns is Gowran). It is borders County Tipperary to the west. The N76 road bisects the barony. The river Nore flows through the barony. Danesfort Church is located in Shillelogher.
Shillelogher was an early medieval cantred within the shire of Kilkenny, and part of the historic kingdom of Osraige (Ossory). Today it is part of the Roman Catholic Church diocese of Ossory and the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Ossory. Shillelogher is currently administered by Kilkenny County Council.