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Gaulskill

Cill an Ghaill

Gaulskill is a civil parish in Kilkenny. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationGaulskill52.31527° N · 7.11931° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

cillchurchgallforeigner; standing stone

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Cill an Ghaill · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Gaulskill · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Ida
Coordinates
52.31527, -7.11931
Mapped area
5.27 km²
Logainm ID
1297 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Gaulskill. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.