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County Kildare in the province of Leinster, Ireland, was first defined as a diocese in 1111, shired in 1297 and assumed its present borders in 1836. Its location in the Liffey basin on the main routes from Dublin to the south and west meant it was a valuable possession and important theatre of events throughout Irish history.
County Kildare. County Kildare (Irish: Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 246,977 at the 2022 census.
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 town in County Kildare. It is home to Kildare Cathedral , historically the site of an important abbey said to have been founded by Saint Brigid of Kildare in the 5th century.
Athy was the largest town in Kildare from the first official records in 1813 (population 3,192) until 1891 (population 4,886), and again between 1926 and 1946 and between 1951 and 1961. In 1837 the population was 4,494. [31] The 2022 census established the population of Athy at 11,035.
Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, is a Palladian country house built in 1722 for William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. [2] It formed the centrepiece of an 800-acre (320 ha) estate. The estate was sold in 1965, and later sub-divided. The house and a core demesne of 120 acres were bought by a group of ...
Coordinates. 53°23′24″N 6°33′58″W / 53.390°N 6.566°W / 53.390; -6.566. Carton House is a country house and surrounding demesne that was the ancestral seat of the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster for over 700 years. Located 23 km west of Dublin, in Maynooth, County Kildare, the Carton Demesne is a 1,100 acres estate ...
Website. www.rathangan.ie. Rathangan (/ ræˈθæŋɡən /; Irish: Ráth Iomgháin, meaning 'Iomghan's Fort' [2]) is a town in the west of County Kildare, Ireland. As of 2022, the population was 3,263. [1] It is located 65 km (40 mi) from the centre of Dublin, and 14 km (8.7 mi) from Kildare, at the intersection of the R401, R414, and R419 ...
UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) Irish Grid Reference. N786252. Robertstown (Irish: Baile Riobaird) [2] is a village on the banks of the Grand Canal in County Kildare, Ireland, 12 km north west of Naas. It grew in importance on the arrival of the canal, at the highest level (85 metres (279 ft) above sea level) of which it lies, in 1784.