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Kilcock (Irish: Cill Choca, meaning 'church of St Cocha') [2] is a town and townland in the north of County Kildare, Ireland, on the border with County Meath.As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 8,674, [1] making it the eighth largest town in County Kildare and 61st largest in Ireland.
Naas (/ n eɪ s / NAYSS; Irish: Nás na Ríogh or an Nás [ən̪ˠ ˈn̪ˠaːsˠ]) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2022, it had a population of 26,180, making it the largest town in County Kildare (ahead of Newbridge) and the fourteenth-largest urban centre in Ireland. [2]
Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara, meaning 'church of oak') is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. As of 2022 [update] , its population was 10,302, [ 2 ] making it the 7th largest leightown smyth in County Kildare.
Newbridge, officially known by its Irish name Droichead Nua (pronounced [ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛçəd̪ˠ ˈn̪ˠuə]), is a town in County Kildare, Ireland.While the nearby Great Connell Priory was founded in the 13th century, the town itself formed from the 18th century onwards, [2] and grew rapidly alongside a military barracks which opened in the early 19th century.
Enfield's phased growth is paralleled with the various phases of transport history throughout south County Meath. Going back to Ancient Times, prior to and during the early part of the first millennium A.D., the Enfield area is believed to have been situated on one of the main roads to Tara, the coronation site and seat of the High Kings of Ireland from the 3rd century until 1022.
The county's population has nearly doubled to 186,000 from 1990 to 2005. The northeastern region of Kildare had the highest average per-capita income in Ireland outside County Dublin in 2003. East Kildare's population has increased rapidly, for example, the amount of housing in the Naas suburb of Sallins has increased sixfold since the mid-1990s.
Kill GAA reached the semi-finals of the Kildare SF championships in 1962. Kill player Kieran O'Malley was a member of the Kildare team that contested the 1958 National Football League final. Kill GAA club also won both Junior A and Junior B County football championships, the Jack Higgins Cup, and were awarded club of the year in 1992.
Derrinturn (Irish: Doire an tSoirn, meaning 'oak wood of the furnace') [2] is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is part of the parish of Carbury. It is located about 60 km (37 mi) from Dublin. The main road through Derrinturn is the R403 regional road.