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Kinnitty

Kinnitty () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 13 km east of Birr on the R440 and R421 roads. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.

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Place details

Locality: Birr
Region: Leinster
Country: Éire / Ireland
Population: 381

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Key facts

Settlement.utc_offset1: +0
Settlement.name: Kinnitty
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kinnity, County Offaly (geograph 1814357).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Kinnity's central village green
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Country: Republic of Ireland
Located in: County Offaly
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Image: Kinnity, County Offaly (geograph 1814357).jpg

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Name and location
Parish
Amenities
Buildings
Notable people
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Kinnitty () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 13 km east of Birr on the R440 and R421 roads. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.

==Name and location== The village derives its name from the myth that the head of an ancient princess is buried beneath the village, Ceann Eitigh being the "Head of Eiteach" in the Irish language - where Eiteach is the name of the princess. The village is situated at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the ancient kingdom of Éile.