page_title: Cranagh (barony)
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Cranagh (barony) / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: The R693 at Clomantagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. What is in the locked box???
context_page_description: Crannagh, sometimes written Cranagh or Granagh, is a barony in the north western part of County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is one of 12 baronies in County Kilkenny. The size of the barony is 210.8 square kilometres. There are 19 civil parishes in Crannagh, made up of 182 townlands. The chief town Freshford, with highest point at Clomantagh Hill.
  Crannagh lies at the north west of the county, with the baronies of Galmoy and Fassadinin to the north, and the barony of the Kilkenny to the east and Shillelogher to the south. It is buffers County Tipperary on the west. The R693 road crosses the barony.
context_section_description: The county of Kilkenny is subdivided into 12 baronies. These include Kilkenny in the centre of the county, and clockwise from north of the county, Fassadinin, Gowran, Ida, Kilculliheen, Iverk, Knocktopher, Kells, Callan,  Shillelogher, Crannagh,  Galmoy.  Crannagh is 210.8 square kilometres (81.4 sq mi) in size and lies at the north west of the county, with the baronies of Galmoy and Fassadinin to the north, and the barony of the Kilkenny to the east and Shillelogher to the south. It extends from the valley of the Nore westwards to the border of Tipperary.
  Cranagh contains the town of Freshford and the settlements of Odagh, Threecastles, Woodsgift, Kilmanagh, Kilmanagh, Lacken, Rathmoyle and Tullaroan.  The baronies highest point is 349 metres (1,145 ft) at Clomantagh Hill with a  sandstone rock formation resting on the central county limestone substratum. The rivers Nore is to the east and the Nuenna flows through Crannagh. There is a turlough called the Loughans which is an area of Special Conservation, and the nature reserve of Ballykeeffe Wood.
  Crannagh is made up of 19 civil parishes including Freshford, Odagh, Ballycallan, Ballylarkin, Ballinamara, Killahy, Kilcooly, Killaloe, Kilmanagh, Clomantagh, Coolcraheen, Fertagh, Garranamanagh, Clashacrow, St. Canice, Sheffin, Tubbridbritain, Tullaroan, and Tullaghanbrogue. Parts were in the Poor law unions of Callan, Kilkenny, and Urlingford.   Today it is part of the Roman Catholic Church diocese of Ossory and  the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Ossory. Crannagh is currently administered by Kilkenny County Council.
caption: R693 at Clomantagh Hill.
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