Staplestown, County Kildare
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Staplestown is a village in North County Kildare
, Ireland
, located 25 miles west of Dublin. The village has a church, a school, a post office and shop and is home to St Kevin's GAA
.
The church in Staplestown is known as St. Benignus. It is over 200 years old and is one of the oldest churches in the Kildare and Leighlin diocese
. The diocese is a racial and ethnic society. The church is built to a T plan and has three galleries, and was renovated in the 1990s. The old school is also on the grounds of the church. This was renovated in 2006 and is used as a town hall. A statue of Christ the King stands opposite the church, on the other side of the road.
There is also a church in Cooleragh, in the Staplestown parish, called Christ the King. http://kildare.ie/local-history/donadea/staplestown-church.htm
Donadea Forest Park is also close by. The forest is currently under management by Coillte. The forest has a castle which is in ruins.
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...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, located 25 miles west of Dublin. The village has a church, a school, a post office and shop and is home to St Kevin's GAA
St Kevin's GAA
St Kevin’s is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the Kildare GAA based in Staplestown in North County Kildare, Ireland.-History:Staplestown Lord Edward Fitzgeralds affiliated in 1888 and were heavily beaten in their first two matches, 6-12 to nil by Rathcoffey and 7-12 to nil by Sallins..The...
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The church in Staplestown is known as St. Benignus. It is over 200 years old and is one of the oldest churches in the Kildare and Leighlin diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin...
. The diocese is a racial and ethnic society. The church is built to a T plan and has three galleries, and was renovated in the 1990s. The old school is also on the grounds of the church. This was renovated in 2006 and is used as a town hall. A statue of Christ the King stands opposite the church, on the other side of the road.
There is also a church in Cooleragh, in the Staplestown parish, called Christ the King. http://kildare.ie/local-history/donadea/staplestown-church.htm
Donadea Forest Park is also close by. The forest is currently under management by Coillte. The forest has a castle which is in ruins.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- History of County KildareHistory of County KildareCounty 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.-Ancient...