History of County Kilkenny, Ireland

"Kilkenny, a county of Ireland, province of Leinster, 40 m. long and 20 broad; bounded E by Catherlough and Wexford; W by Tipperary, N by Queen's county, and S by Waterford, containing 510,000 acres, divided into 127 parishes. The soil is generally of a good quality, with little bog land. In the N are excellent quarries for flags; coal is produced in great abundance; in the limestone district are valuable marble quarries; and manganese, iron ore, lead ore, and some indication of copper ore, are perceived in different parts. Chief rivers, the Suire, Barrow, and Nore. It sends 2 members to parliament. Pop. 157,096."

Kilkenny , a county of Ireland , having S. and S.W. Waterford , and W. Tipperary . Area , 796 square miles . The surface is slightly undulating ; several summits , how- ever , rise to upwards of 1000 feet in elevation . The chief rivers are the Nore , Barrow , and Suir . The soils are for the most part light , fertile loams , resting on limestone , gravel , & c . , and presenting much less bog than most parts of Ireland . The usual corn crops form the chief object of the farmer , but dairy- and sheep - farms are also numerous . Anthracite coal abounds ; fine black marble is also found . The manufactures of woollens and linens , which long flour- ished here , have now materially declined . The principal export is grain . Two crossing lines of railway intersect this county , and navigable rivers and the Grand Canal furnish facilities for transport to all parts of Ireland . It sends three members to the House of Commons . Pop . in 1881 , 99,531 ; in 1891 , 87,154 .