County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh in ) is located in the south east of in the province of. It is named after, the main city in the region.

Inhabitants of Kilkenny are often referred to as ""; the phrase is also used to describe the Kilkenny team, one of the strongest in the country.

It was formerly the, which existed from at least the A.D. until the. The current   of that area is still known as  however the original kingdom was bounded by two of the  the rivers  and. The northern limit was, generally, the.

Sport
Kilkenny has a successful team, known as "The Cats", this name is derived from the saying "to fight like Kilkenny cats". The Kilkenny team has won the championships in  30 times, their most recent win being the  championship, where they defeated.