Kilkeasy


Kilkeasy is a civil parish in the historical barony of Knocktopher in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Kilkeasy civil parish, which has an area of approximately, contains the townlands of Ballybray, Kilkeasy and Knockmoylan. Kilkeasy also shares its name with a local electoral division.
Within Kilkeasy townland is a ruined church and graveyard. This graveyard contains a reputed holy well that, according to local folklore, is said to cure warts and sore eyes. The source for the "healing water" is an opening in a tree which is routinely filled with water. There is also a memorial stone to Thomas Phelan, who died in the nearby Battle of Carrickshock, within the graveyard.
Kilkeasy Bog, a wetland area comprising lakes and heathland, is a proposed Natural Heritage Area.