In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Kernanstown like this:

KERNANSTOWN, a parish, in the barony and county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 2 m. (N.) from Carlow, on the road to Castledermot; containing 419 inhabitants. It is considered a separate parish for civil purposes only; in the ecclesiastical divisions it appertains to those of Urglin, Clonmulsh, and Carlow.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kernanstown, in and County Carlow | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28876

Date accessed: 22nd January 2026


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