Kilbehenny

{{short description|Village in County Limerick, Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Irish English|date=September 2015}}

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Kilbehenny ({{Irish place name|Coill Bheithne}}), also Kilbeheny,{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1551 | title = Coill Bheithne/Kilbeheny | website = Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) | access-date = 12 February 2024}} is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, on the R639 regional road. It is situated on the County Cork border and is within {{convert|2|km|mi|1}} of the County Tipperary border. The village is {{convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Mitchelstown, the nearest town, and {{convert|1|km|1|abbr=on}} from Junction 12 of the M8 Dublin to Cork motorway. Kilbehenny is home to a medieval cemetery, Kilbehenny Graveyard. The River Funshion flows through the village. Kilbeheny is in a civil parish of the same name.

Notable people

  • John Casey, mathematician{{cite web |title=John Casey: a Founder of Modern Geometry |url=https://thatsmaths.com/2020/05/07/john-casey-a-founder-of-modern-geometry/ |date=7 May 2020 |work=ThatsMaths |access-date=11 December 2024}} 
  • Aoibheann Clancy, international soccer player{{cite news |last1=Roche |first1=Marian |title=Aoibheann nominated for Young Player of the Year |url=https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/the-avondhu/20211125/281492164583535 |access-date=10 December 2022 |publisher=The Avondhu |date=25 November 2021}}

See also

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