Flood risk · Co. Kilkenny
Flood risk in Co. Kilkenny: 388 recorded floods, 26 towns
388 floods are on the OPW register within 2 km of the centres of 26 towns in Co. Kilkenny. 22 of those towns have at least one. Below: where, how often, and what to ask before bidding.
Figures compiled from the public records listed at the foot of this page. Data snapshot: . Updated when the records change.
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388 recorded floods around 26 towns in Co. Kilkenny, 22 towns with at least one.
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388
recorded flood events within 2 km of 26 town centres (OPW)
22/26
towns with at least one recorded flood nearby
90%
of Irish towns sampled have a recorded flood nearby (959 of 1,069)
Where Co. Kilkenny has flooded
Across 26 towns in Co. Kilkenny, the OPW register holds 388 recorded floods within 2 km of a town centre. By source: river 345, coastal/estuarine waters 3, runoff 3. The towns with the longest record:
| Kilkenny | 44 events |
| Breagagh Valley | 43 events |
| Callan Road | 42 events |
| Johnswell Rd | 41 events |
| Waterford Rd | 41 events |
| Castlecomer Road | 40 events |
| Castlecomer Rd | 39 events |
| Freshford Rd | 39 events |
A recorded event marks the town, not the house. Two houses on one road can sit either side of an OPW extent line. The town pages below show the events with dates and OPW notes; the report puts one Eircode on the map.
Other checks for Co. Kilkenny
Other checks for Co. Kilkenny
- Radon in Co. Kilkenny13/26 towns high
- Japanese knotweed in Co. Kilkenny86 records
- BER ratings in Co. Kilkenny12% E to G
- Planning applications in Co. Kilkenny406 applications
Flood risk by town in Co. Kilkenny
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Questions people ask
- Which towns in Co. Kilkenny flood most?
- By recorded events within 2 km of the town centre: Kilkenny (44), Breagagh Valley (43), Callan Road (42), Johnswell Rd (41), Waterford Rd (41). The OPW register counts reported floods, so a town with a long memory and a local paper scores higher than one where nobody wrote it down.
- Is a house in Co. Kilkenny hard to insure for flood?
- It depends on the street, not the county. Insurers use the OPW extents and past-event register at address level. Get the exact Eircode checked and ask the seller for the current policy schedule before you go sale agreed.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- The OPW past flood events register on floodinfo.ie, counted within 2 km of each town centre for towns with at least 100 registered sales since 2010. Town centres are the median location of Property Price Register sales, from homeprices.ie.
Sources
- OPW flood maps and past flood events (floodinfo.ie)
- Town centres and sales counts: homeprices.ie (Property Price Register)
Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.