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Portnascully

Port na Scoile

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

Recorded locationPortnascully52.26530° N · 7.22206° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

portport, bank, fort

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

  • Port na Scoile · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Portnascully · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Iverk
Coordinates
52.26530, -7.22206
Mapped area
10.87 km²
Logainm ID
1344 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Portnascully. 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.