Burnchurch
Burnchurch
Irish: An Teampall Loiscthe | |
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Civil parish | |
Burnchurch Castle, dating to the 15th or 16th century, is protected as a national monument | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′41″N 7°18′07″W / 52.578°N 7.302°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | Kilkenny |
| Barony | Shillelogher |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| Irish grid reference | S476474 |
Burnchurch (Irish: An Teampall Loiscthe) is a civil parish in Shillelogher, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It has an area of approximately 13.7 square kilometres (3,400 acres). Burnchurch parish contains 15 townlands, including a townland also known as Burnchurch. As of the 2011 census, Burnchurch townland had a population of 111 people. The local national (primary) school, Burnchurch National School, had an enrollment of 61 pupils as of early 2024.