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Kildare (Cill Dara in modern Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
, originally derived from Cell Dara in Old Irish, meaning "Church of the Oak") is a town in County Kildare
County Kildare

County Kildare is an Republic of Ireland county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. The name comes from the Irish, meaning church of the oaks ....
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. Its population of 7,538 (2006 Census) makes it the seventh largest town in Kildare and the 55th largest in the Republic of Ireland, with a growth rate of 32.4pc since the 2002 census.






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Kildare (Cill Dara in modern Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
, originally derived from Cell Dara in Old Irish, meaning "Church of the Oak") is a town in County Kildare
County Kildare

County Kildare is an Republic of Ireland county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. The name comes from the Irish, meaning church of the oaks ....
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. Its population of 7,538 (2006 Census) makes it the seventh largest town in Kildare and the 55th largest in the Republic of Ireland, with a growth rate of 32.4pc since the 2002 census. Although Kildare gives its name to the county, Naas is the county town. The town lies on the R445
R445 road

The R445 road is a regional road in Republic of Ireland. The route forms alternative route sections along the N7 road /M7 motorway in and between Dublin and Limerick....
, some 50 km west of Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
 – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional centre in its own right, a commuter town
Commuter town

A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commuting out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as Suburb of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns....
 for the capital.

History

See also History of County Kildare
History of County Kildare

County Kildare, 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 to the south and west meant it was a valuable possession and important theatre of events throughout Irish history....


In pre-Christian
Pre-Christian

Pre-Christian may mean:*before Christianization**historical polytheism *Before Christ**Classical Antiquity**Iron Age...
 times Kildare was the site of a shrine to the Celtic goddess
Celtic mythology

Celts mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure....
 Brigid
Brigid

Brigit or Brighid , is a figure in Irish mythology, and as such was likely an Irish goddess worshipped in Celtic polytheism. In mythology, she was the daughter of the Dagda, and it thus known for this....
. Following the introduction of Christianity
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
 in the 5th and 6th centuries it became the foundation of the Christian Saint Brigid who founded a unique monastery of monks and nuns on the site of the present cathedral.

Places of Interest

Kildare is home to the Irish National Stud
Irish National Stud

The Irish National Stud is a horse breeding facility based at Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland. It was formally established by incorporation on 11 April 1946 under the List of Acts of the Oireachtas and is owned by the Irish Government....
, the Japanese Gardens and St. Fiachra's Garden. Much of the surrounding countryside in County Kildare
County Kildare

County Kildare is an Republic of Ireland county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. The name comes from the Irish, meaning church of the oaks ....
 is used for horse breeding. The Curragh racecourse is not far from Kildare town. The picturesque Woodstock Estate
Woodstock Estate

The Woodstock Estate is one mile outside the village of Inistioge in County Kilkenny, on the west bank of the River Nore, which runs past it....
 is located 15km southeast of Kildare.

Outside Kildare, just south of Athy
Athy

Athy Its population of 7,943 makes it the sixth largest town in Kildare and the 50th largest in the Republic of Ireland, with a growth rate of 31.3% since the 2002 census....
, is Levitstown (originally Lyvetiston), a hamlet along the diverted River Barrow
River Barrow

The River Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters ; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers....
 with Levitstown Mill and Levitstown House, a country house.



People

  • Alan Dukes
    Alan Dukes

    Alan Dukes is a former Republic of Ireland politician who served as as leader of the Fine Gael political party and Teachta D?la for Kildare South ....
    : Former leader of Fine Gael
    Fine Gael

    Fine Gael ? The United Ireland Party, shortened to Fine Gael is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. It claims a membership of 30,000, and is the largest parliamentary opposition party in the Oireachtas, the Irish parliament....
     and Irish government minister
  • Bláthnaid McKenna
    Bláthnaid McKenna

    Bl?thnaid McKenna is a former beauty queen from County Kildare, Ireland who represented Ireland in Miss World 2007 in People's Republic of China....
    : Miss Ireland 2007
  • Damien Leith
    Damien Leith

    Damien Leo Leith is an Irish Australian singer/songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest Australian Idol 2006.He was born in Ireland and now lives in Australia with his Australian wife, Eileen Stapleton, and their two sons, Jarvis Dion and Jagger Ramone....
    : Winner of Australian Idol 2006.
  • Timmy Murphy
    Timmy Murphy

    Timothy James Murphy , commonly known as Timmy Murphy, is a National Hunt racing jockey who overcame difficult personal problems to win the 2008 John Smith's Brewery Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on the horse Comply or Die....
    : Winner of the 2008 Grand National.


Sports Clubs

  • Round Towers GAA
    Round Towers GAA (Kildare)

    Round Towers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Kildare in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland winner of 10 Kildare county senior football championships in all, six as Round Towers, three as Kildare GAA and one as St Patrick's....
    , Gaelic Athletic Association
    Gaelic Athletic Association

    The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation mainly focused on promoting Gaelic games: the traditional Ireland sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders....
  • Cill Dara RFC, Rugby Union
  • Kildare Dragons, Rugby League
    Rugby league

    Rugby league football is a competitive Full-contact sport team sport played with a spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field....
  • Kildare Town A.F.C.
  • Kildare County F.C.


See also

  • List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Kildare)
    List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland

    Abbeys and priories in Ireland lists abbeys, priory, friary or other monastic religious houses in Republic of Ireland. This article does not include foundations in Northern Ireland, which are covered in List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland....
  • List of towns and villages in Ireland
  • Market Houses in Ireland
    Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland

    Market Houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape....


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