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Castledermot (Irish: Diseart Diarmad, meaning "Dermot's Hermitage") is an inland town in the south-east of Ireland in County Kildare, about 75 km (47 mi) from Dublin, and 10 km (6 mi) from the town of Carlow. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Leinster (ˈlɛnstər Irish: Laighin, lainʲ one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Carlow ( is an inland Town in the south-east of Ireland in County Carlow, 84 km from Dublin.
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Geography
The River Lerr (a tributary of the larger River Barrow, the second longest river in Ireland) flows through the town. The River Barrow (Irish Abhainn na Bearú or An Bhearú) is a River in Ireland.
Demographics
The population of the town was 887 at the time of the (January 2006) census, a 22% increase over the figure recorded in 2002. Incumbents President - Mary McAleese Taoiseach - Bertie Ahern Tánaiste - Mary Harney Events January 1 - The Euro is introduced across the European Union. The town is growing due to its proximity to Dublin and is fast becoming a satellite town of Dublin. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
Places of interest
In the town there are various remains including a round tower, two high crosses and the ruins of a Franciscan friary. 5 km (3 mi) away is Kilkea Castle, once the residence of the Duke of Leinster, but now a hotel and health farm. Kilkea Castle is located just northwest of Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The castle was built by Hugh de Lacy in 1180, and later passed to the Fitzgeralds. Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, is said to have practised magic in Kilkea Castle which earned him the nickname "the Wizard Earl". Gerald FitzGerald (1525-1585 also known as the "Wizard Earl" (a sobriquet also given to Henry Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland) was the 11th Earl of Kildare Kilkea Castle is located just northwest of Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland.
History
The earliest known Irish Parliament met at Castledermot on 18 June 1264. See also Roads in Ireland - (Primary National Roads Secondary Roads Regional Roads The Parliament of Ireland (Irish Parlaimint na hEireann) was a Legislature that existed from mediæval times until 1800. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Also, the oldest intact window in Western Europe can be found in the town, being part of the ruins of a Franciscan Monastery. The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. The window, although large, is only stone work. The glass, if ever there, is long gone.
St. Laurence O'Toole, (1128 - 1180) or Lorcán Ua Tuathail, was born at Castledermot. Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as St Laurence O'Toole, was born at Castledermot, Kildare, Ireland, in 1128 and died at Eu,
Education
There are two schools in the town: the national school, Scoil Diarmada, and the secondary school, Colaiste Lorcain, both of which are located on the main street.
Sport
In terms of sports, Castledermot has achieved plenty of success: Gaelic football, through Castledermot GAA, (men's and women's), hurling, Gaelic handball, basketball, soccer and cricket all experience success from under-age to senior level. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football Castledermot is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of three senior hurling championships Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic For more information on this topic see Senior Hardball Singles or Senior Softball Singles. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Castle Villa, whose grounds are at Mullarney Park, have been Kildare senior league soccer champions on several occasions. Castle Villa AFC are a Soccer team based in Castledermot, Co Kildare Ireland.
See also
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