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Sallins (Na Solláin in 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....
) is a suburban 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
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, situated 3.5 km north of the town centre of Naas
Naas

Naas is the county town of County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. With a population of over 23,000, it is the largest town in the County of Kildare....
, from which it is separated by the M7 motorway. Sallins is the anglicised name of Na Solláin which means "The Willows".

According to the official CSO Census of 2006, the electoral division of Sallins has a total population of 3,806. The village has expanded rapidly in recent years and since the 2002 census, the population has grown by 30.3pc.






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Sallins (Na Solláin in 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....
) is a suburban 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
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, situated 3.5 km north of the town centre of Naas
Naas

Naas is the county town of County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. With a population of over 23,000, it is the largest town in the County of Kildare....
, from which it is separated by the M7 motorway. Sallins is the anglicised name of Na Solláin which means "The Willows".

According to the official CSO Census of 2006, the electoral division of Sallins has a total population of 3,806. The village has expanded rapidly in recent years and since the 2002 census, the population has grown by 30.3pc. It is the 10th largest settlement in Kildare and the 90th largest in the Republic of Ireland.

Sallins grew as a result of its position on both the Grand Canal
Grand Canal of Ireland

The Grand Canal is the southernmost of a pair of canals that connect Dublin, in the east of the country, with the River Shannon in the west, the two canals nearly encircling Dublin's inner city....
 and the Dublin to Cork railway line
Dublin-Cork railway line

The Dublin-Cork main line is a major railway route in the Republic of Ireland. Often called the Premier Line, it is one of the longest in Ireland, 272 km between Dublin Heuston railway station and Kent Station stations....
. Historically, the major employers in the village were Odlum's Flour Mills and a meat factory, although the latter is now closed.

Theobald Wolfe Tone
Theobald Wolfe Tone

Theobald Wolfe Tone, commonly known as Wolfe Tone was a leading figure in the United Irishmen Irish independence movement and is regarded as the father of Irish republicanism....
 is buried near Sallins village in Bodenstown
Bodenstown

Bodenstown is a townland located on the outskirts of Sallins in County Kildare, Ireland.The most notable local features are a well-known golf club and the parish cemetery for Sallins....
 graveyard. Each summer, Irish Republicans of various political and paramilitary groupings congregate at Sallins to hold commemorations at Tone's grave.

Transport

  • The village's railway station serves both Sallins itself and neighbouring Naas, as reflected in its official name of "Sallins and Naas
    Sallins and Naas railway station

    The Iarnr?d ?ireann railway station of Sallins and Naas is located in the centre of the village of Sallins, Co. Kildare and also serves the nearby town of Naas....
    ". Originally named just "Sallins", it opened on 4 August 1846 and was the junction for the Tullow
    Tullow

    Tullow is a town in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the N81 road roads in Ireland crosses....
     branch, which included the original Naas station. It closed in 1963, and was renamed Sallins & Naas upon re-opening in 1994. as part of the Kildare
    Kildare

    Kildare is a town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Its population of 7,538 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....
     "Arrow" commuter rail project.


  • The station was also the location for Ireland's largest train robbery
    Train robbery

    Train robbery is a type of robbery, in which the goal is to steal money or other valuables being carried aboard trains....
     - the so called "Sallins Train Robbery
    Sallins Train Robbery

    The Sallins Train Robbery occurred on 31 March 1976 when the Cork to Dublin mail train was robbed near Sallins in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland....
    " - which occurred on March 31, 1976. Several hundred thousand pounds
    Irish pound

    The Irish pound or punt ?ireannach was the currency of Republic of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix ?, or IR? where confusion might have arisen with the pound sterling or other pound ....
     where stolen from a Córas Iompair Éireann
    Córas Iompair Éireann

    C?ras Iompair ?ireann is a statutory corporation of the Republic of Ireland, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for the provision of most public transport services in the Republic of Ireland and, jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, between the Republic and Northern I...
     train. Several people were tried for the robbery and jailed and the case eventually became a significant miscarriage of justice
    Miscarriage of justice

    A miscarriage of justice is primarily the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime that he or she did not commit. The term can also be applied to errors in the other direction "errors of impunity" and to civil cases, but those usages are rarer, though the occurrences appear to be much more common....


Education

Sallins has one primary education level school, Sallins National School.

Sport and Amenities

Sallins GAA
Sallins GAA

Sallins is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Sallins, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of Kildare club of the year in 2001....
 has its grounds in the centre of the village which include a championship sized pitch, a modern club house and dressing rooms. The GAA club has been in existence since 1885.

The canal near the village is popular for fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
 and boating. There are many canal barges moored in Sallins, some of them serving as permanent residences. The is situated nearby. It is located mid-way along the canal between Sallins and Caragh
Caragh

Caragh or Carragh is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located on the R409 road regional road between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal approximately 4 km north-west of Naas....
. This is the point where the Grand Canal crosses the River Liffey
River Liffey

The Liffey is a river in Republic of Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac....
. Each year since 2004 during August, the Sallins Community Festival is held which includes some local activities, the most notable being a beauty contest called Queen of the Waterways.

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland


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