Exhibit 23

Exhibit 23 – Consent of Independent

Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 File No. 33-62738) pertaining to the City Holding Company 401(k) Plan and Trust of our report dated June 15, 2005, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the City Holding Company 401(k) Plan and Trust, as amended, included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Charleston, West Virginia

June 27, 2005