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Celbridge–Leixlip: Celbridge Donaghcumper; and those parts of the electoral division of Celbridge not contained in the local electoral area of Leixlip. 4 Leixlip Leixlip; and those parts of the electoral division of Celbridge to the north of a line drawn along the M4 motorway. 3 Clane–Maynooth: Clane
Celbridge ( / ˈsɛlbrɪdʒ /; Irish: Cill Droichid [ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠeːdʲ]) is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 23 km (14 mi) west of Dublin. Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 and R405 regional roads.
Castletown House. / 53.349079; -6.530444. 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.
During his time in office, the presence of the Church grew in Dublin city (by 1170 there were six churches other than the cathedral within the walls) and religious orders from the continent came to Ireland (Augustinians, Dominicans, Franciscans and Carmelites had houses in Dublin, and the great convent of Grace Dieu, near Donabate, was an ...
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.
History. The house was built by Bartholomew Van Homrigh, who at the time was the Lord Mayor of Dublin, in 1697. It is, however, more famous as the childhood (1688–1707) and later adult (1714–23) home of his daughter, Esther Vanhomrigh, (1688–1723), who was Dean Swift 's 'Vanessa'. Swift was known to travel frequently to Celbridge Abbey to ...
Celbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland.They were awarded Kildare GAA club of the year in 2008, winners of the Kildare senior football championship of 2008, finalists in the senior football league of 1923, 1988 and 2008 and won the Kildare senior hurling and camogie championships in 2005.
Architect (s) Thomas Burgh. Developer. Katherine Conolly and William Conolly. Celbridge Collegiate School is a former charter school and Protestant girls school situated outside Celbridge in County Kildare in Ireland located 22 kilometres (13 miles) from Dublin. It was known as a nursery of teachers for the Church of Ireland training college ...