Coill Dubh is a town in Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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 in northern County Kildare

County Kildare

County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...

, at the junction of the R403

R403 road

The R403 road is a regional road in Ireland, linking the N4 at Lucan in County Dublin to Carbury in County Kildare.It starts, heading west, at a roundabout on the Leixlip Road and crosses the M4 motorway past Weston Airport and into County Kildare.It follows the Dublin Road to Celbridge where it...

 and R408 regional road

Regional road

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s, about 40 km (24.9 mi) from Dublin. Its population of 684 (2006 Census) represents an increase of 15.5pc on the 2002 census.

The village is home to one of the strongest hurling clubs

Coill Dubh GAA

Coill Dubh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight senior hurling championships. Three Coill Dubh players, Seamus Malone, Tony Carew and Tommy Carew were chosen on the Kildare hurling team of the millennium. The club played in every county final between...

 in County Kildare

Kildare GAA

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.

History

The town was established in 1956 on the townland of Blackwood, just off the R403 between Prosperous, County Kildare

Prosperous, County Kildare

Prosperous is a village in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is within the townland of Curryhills, at the junction of the R403 and R408 regional roads, about from Dublin. Its population of 1,939 makes it the 14th largest town in County Kildare....

 and Timahoe, County Kildare to accommodate workers on the Bord na Mona

Bord na Móna

Bord na Móna , abbreviated BNM, is a semi-state company in Ireland, created in 1946 by the Turf Development Act 1946. The company is responsible for the mechanised harvesting of peat, primarily in the Midlands of Ireland...

 works supplying a peat fired power station in Allenwood

Allenwood

Allenwood is a small Irish village in County Kildare situated on the Grand Canal. Allenwood is located about from Dublin and half way between Rathangan and Clane in North County Kildare....

. It replaced earlier temporary workers camps at Killinthomas, County Kildare, Mucklon, County Kildare and Timahoe, County Kildare.

Habitat

The cutover area of Timahoe Bog which formerly supplied sod peat to Allenwood power station has been allowed to recolonise naturally for 20 years. It has become a focal point for naturalists and academics.

External links

• Coill Dubh library
• Newspaper report on reunion to mark the origins of Coill Dubh
• Kildare website with Coill Dubh news each month (separate search required)

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland