Kilkenny is a county in the southeast of the Republic of Ireland — the independent country, not Northern Ireland. People also use the same name for its main city, which sits inside that county. On a map you will see County Kilkenny; in speech, “Kilkenny” often means the city, the county, or both, and listeners pick it up from context.

Kilkenny is a county in the southeast of the Republic of IrelandKilkenny是愛爾蘭共和國東南部的一個郡——the independent country, not Northern Ireland是那個獨立的國家，不是北愛爾蘭。People also use the same name for its main city, which sits inside that county人們也會用同一個名字來稱呼郡裡的那座主要城市。On a map you will see County Kilkenny在地圖上你會看到County Kilkenny（基爾肯尼郡）；in speech, "Kilkenny" often means the city, the county, or both口語裡，「Kilkenny」常常可以指那座城市、那個郡，或兩者都是，and listeners pick it up from context聽的人要靠上下文自己判斷。

The name looks like English, but it is not built from English kill. It was borrowed from Irish, and it names a place, not an action. You will meet it on signs, in addresses, in sport, and in travel talk.

The name looks like English, but it is not built from English kill這個名字看起來像英文，但它並不是從英文的kill（殺）組成的。It was borrowed from Irish它是從愛爾蘭語借來的，and it names a place, not an action指的是一個地方，不是一個動作。You will meet it on signs, in addresses, in sport, and in travel talk你會在路牌上、地址裡、體育新聞裡，還有旅遊話題中遇到它。

There is also an old story about “the Kilkenny cats,” two cats that fought until almost nothing was left; people once used that for a fight where both sides lose. That saying is old-fashioned. The place name itself is ordinary.

There is also an old story about "the Kilkenny cats,"還有一個古老的說法叫「the Kilkenny cats（基爾肯尼的貓）」，two cats that fought until almost nothing was left講兩隻貓打架打到幾乎什麼都不剩；people once used that for a fight where both sides lose人們曾經用這個說法來形容雙方都輸的爭鬥。That saying is old-fashioned這個說法已經很老派了。The place name itself is ordinary地名本身則是很普通的。