KILKENNY, a county of Ireland, in the province of Leinster, bounded by Queen's County, on the north; by the county of Wexford, on the east; by Waterford, on the south; and by the county of Tipperary, on the west. It is also the name of the capital of that county; and is situated in W. lon. 7^{\circ} 15', N. lat. 52^{\circ} 30'.