Explore Kilkenny through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Kilkenny in a sentence
Kilkenny meaning
- A county of Leinster, Ireland.
- A city in and the county town of County Kilkenny.
- Other places named after Kilkenny, Ireland:
Using Kilkenny
- The main meaning on this page is: A county of Leinster, Ireland. | A city in and the county town of County Kilkenny. | Other places named after Kilkenny, Ireland:
- In the example corpus, kilkenny often appears in combinations such as: kilkenny and, in kilkenny, co kilkenny.
Context around Kilkenny
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kilkenny
- In this selection, "kilkenny" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, south, ciaran, netted, county, ahead and border stand out and add context to how "kilkenny" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 0 15 kilkenny 1 18 and and ciaran kilkenny but couldn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kilkenny" sits close to words such as asbury, azam and bally, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kilkenny
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kilkenny is still experimenting. (4 words)
But Kilkenny has no logical connection with either Carrickfergus or Ballygrant. (11 words)
Kilkenny and Limerick battle it out in the All-Ireland hurling final. (12 words)
At a recent meeting of South Kilkenny and Wexford elected representatives, New Ross based Councillor, Martin Murphy (Ind), was not supported when he called for a plan to be advanced for an airport in South Kilkenny to replace the Waterford facility. (41 words)
Tipperary, who fell to the Déise in the semi-final, had two players named in the team of the year, Karen Kennedy and Cáit Devane, while the two remaining spots went to Galway's Róisín Black and Kilkenny's Denise Gaule. (41 words)
The final win over Kilkenny stands out, the last in the grade to be played in Croke Park and a day that is a relic of a different era when supporters joyously spilled onto the field. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
At a recent meeting of South Kilkenny and Wexford elected representatives, New Ross based Councillor, Martin Murphy (Ind), was not supported when he called for a plan to be advanced for an airport in South Kilkenny to replace the Waterford facility.
Back to back O’Callaghan points after the restart stretched Dublin’s lead and they had the margin out to five following scores from Ross McGarry and Ciaran Kilkenny but couldn’t kick on.
But Kilkenny has no logical connection with either Carrickfergus or Ballygrant.
Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, Cllr Michael Doyle, gives his warmest wishes to the Shannonsiders.
Eoin Cody netted Kilkenny ahead by 1-0 to 0-1 in the second minute when profiting from a fine burst by John Donnelly.
Foul play was not a factor in the deaths of the British nationals, who lived in the townland of Cloneen, near the Tipperary-Kilkenny border, and were described by neighbours as a “private couple”.
Having made four appearances by the end of August under then-boss Michael O’Neill, Kilkenny was forced onto the sidelines with a knee injury.
In 2005, Mr Noctor sued the Minister for Education, St. Joseph’s Industrial School in Co. Kilkenny, the Minister for Health, and the Southeastern Health Board for the abuse he had suffered in the 1960s.
In the proceedings, it was claimed there was a failure to follow guidelines for the management of gallstone pancreatitis during Mr Doyle’s Kilkenny hospital admission in September 2016.
Kilkenny and Limerick battle it out in the All-Ireland hurling final.
Kilkenny is still experimenting.
O’Donnell was in sparkling form for much of the summer with Clare and scored one of the goals of the year in the All Ireland semi final against Kilkenny.
On Sunday last, she also became the fourth girl ever to win back to back GAA Handball 60x30 Softball All-Ireland U-14 Singles titles by defeating Shauna Hayes (Kilkenny) in Dungarvan.
She has also performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Latitude, Kilkenny and Pride Festivals.
The final win over Kilkenny stands out, the last in the grade to be played in Croke Park and a day that is a relic of a different era when supporters joyously spilled onto the field.
The match at Corrigan Park finished Antrim 0-15, Kilkenny 1-18.
The new hub in Kilkenny is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.
The wind warning is also in place for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow, and will last until 5pm while the rain alert ends at 3pm.
Tipperary, who fell to the Déise in the semi-final, had two players named in the team of the year, Karen Kennedy and Cáit Devane, while the two remaining spots went to Galway's Róisín Black and Kilkenny's Denise Gaule.
Waterford remained Catholic and even participated in the Confederation of Kilkenny – an independent Catholic government, which lasted from 1642 to 1649.
Common combinations with kilkenny
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- kilkenny and 15×
- in kilkenny 12×
- co kilkenny 7×
- of kilkenny 6×
- the kilkenny 6×
- and kilkenny 5×
- kilkenny county 4×
- kilkenny in 4×
- kilkenny city 4×
- kilkenny to 3×