▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁town land ▁of ▁Le est own ▁in ▁County ▁Kil ken ny . ▁Its ▁use ▁of ▁Out side ▁Broadcast ▁Units ▁and ▁its ▁film ing ▁of ▁its ▁episodes ▁on ▁location ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁studio , ▁broke ▁the ▁m ould ▁of ▁broadcast ing ▁in ▁the ▁soap ▁opera ▁genre . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Irish ▁soap ▁opera ▁and ▁inspired ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁its ▁British ▁equivalent , ▁Em mer dale ▁Farm ▁( now ▁called ▁Em mer dale ) ▁by ▁York shire ▁Television ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁County ▁anth em ▁The ▁song ▁" The ▁Rose ▁of ▁Moon co in " ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁anth em ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁at ▁G AA ▁fi xt ures . ▁ ▁The ▁recently ▁released , ▁Kil ken ny ▁by ▁the ▁N ore ▁s ung ▁by ▁Alice ▁O ' H an lon ▁is ▁also ▁now ▁considered ▁an ▁anth em . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book : ▁" K il ken ny : ▁The ▁Land ed ▁G entry ▁& ▁Arist ocracy " ▁by ▁Art ▁K avan agh ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁he ▁had ▁devoted ▁a ▁chapter ▁each ▁to ▁eigh teen ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁Kil ken ny ▁Famil ies , ▁chosen ▁' on ▁a ▁random ▁ge ographical ▁basis ▁to ▁ensure ▁even ▁distribution ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁County ', ▁as ▁follows ▁- ▁Ag ar ▁of ▁G ow ran , ▁Bl unden ▁of ▁Castle ▁Bl unden , ▁Bry an ▁of ▁J enk inst own , ▁Butler ▁( L ords ▁Car rick ), ▁Butler ▁of ▁Ma iden hall