ha ol ch air ) ▁ ▁Civil ▁par ishes ▁and ▁town lands ▁ ▁For ▁religious ▁administration , ▁the ▁county ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁par ishes . ▁Every ▁parish ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁church . ▁The ▁bar ony ▁boundaries ▁and ▁the ▁parish ▁boundaries ▁were ▁not ▁connected . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁to ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁civil ▁par ishes ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁early ▁Christian ▁and ▁medieval ▁mon astic ▁and ▁church ▁settlement s . ▁The ▁civil ▁par ishes ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁town lands ▁( See ▁List ▁of ▁town lands ▁in ▁County ▁Kil ken ny ). ▁As ▁the ▁population ▁grew , ▁new ▁par ishes ▁were ▁created ▁and ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁covered ▁the ▁same ▁area ▁as ▁the ▁established ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁adapted ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁structure ▁based ▁on ▁towns ▁and ▁villages . ▁There ▁ 2 , 5 0 8 ▁civil ▁par ishes ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁which ▁often ▁break ▁both ▁bar ony ▁and ▁county ▁boundaries . ▁ ▁Town s ▁and ▁Vill ages ▁▁ ▁B ally h ale ▁ ▁B ally rag get ▁ ▁Ben net ts bridge ▁ ▁Call an ▁ ▁Car r ige en ▁ ▁Castle com er ▁ ▁Castle war ren ▁ ▁C log h ▁ ▁Co an ▁▁ ▁Dan es fort ▁▁ ▁D ung ar van ▁ ▁D unn am ag gan ▁ ▁Fer ry bank ▁ ▁Flag mount ▁ ▁F resh ford ▁ ▁Gal mo y ▁ ▁G ores bridge ▁ ▁G ow ran ▁▁ ▁Gra ig uen aman agh ▁ ▁Glen more ▁