e , ▁simple ▁or ▁branch ed , ▁often ▁st ol on ifer ous ▁sp or ang iop hor es , ▁sp or ang ia ▁absent . ▁Their ▁z yg os por es ▁are ▁smooth , ▁and ▁bor ne ▁on ▁app osed , ▁append aged ▁susp ens ors . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Index ▁F ung orum ▁ ▁Category : Zyg om yc ota <0x0A> </s> ▁County ▁Kil ken ny ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁county ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Le in ster ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁South - E ast ▁Region . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Kil ken ny . ▁Kil ken ny ▁County ▁Council ▁is ▁the ▁local ▁authority ▁for ▁the ▁county . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁was ▁ 9 9 , 2 3 2 . ▁The ▁county ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁historic ▁G ael ic ▁kingdom ▁of ▁O ss ory ▁( Os ra ig he ), ▁which ▁was ▁co - ter minus ▁with ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁O ss ory . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁political ▁sub div isions ▁Kil ken ny ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 6 th - larg est ▁of ▁Ireland ' s ▁ 3 2 ▁count ies ▁by ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁largest ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁population . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁third - larg est ▁of ▁Le in ster ' s ▁ 1 2 ▁count ies ▁in ▁size , ▁the ▁sevent h - larg est ▁in ▁terms ▁of