County Kilkenny (UK Parliament constituency)

County Kilkenny was a former UK Parliament county constituency in County Kilkenny in Ireland. The County constituency returned two Members of Parliaments (MPs) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1801 until 1885.

County Kilkenny
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyCounty Kilkenny
18011885
Seats2
Created fromCounty Kilkenny (IHC)
Replaced by
  • North Kilkenny
  • South Kilkenny

County Kilkenny constituency was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Acts of Union 1800 by Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, and remained in existence until its abolition in 1885 when it was replaced by North Kilkenny and South Kilkenny.

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