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Celbridge
Cill Droichid
Location
Location of Celbridge
centerMap highlighting Celbridge
Irish grid reference
N971330
Statistics
Province: Leinster
County: County Kildare
Population (2006) 17,262 
Website: celbridge.ie

Celbridge (Cill Droichid in Irish) is a town situated on the River Liffey in County Kildare in Ireland. 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 The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic Grid references commonly used in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland 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. The Liffey ( An Life in Irish) is a River in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Located 22 kilometres (13 miles) from Dublin. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Its population of 17,262 (2006 Census[1]) makes it the third largest town in Kildare and the 22nd largest in the Republic of Ireland.

As a town within the Dublin Metropolitan Area and the Greater Dublin Area, Celbridge has expanded dramatically in recent years - however most of the towns services and amenities still centre around the single main street. Dublin Metropolitan Area is a term used by various bodies to describe the area of Dublin and its surrounding counties which have an urban designation between these bodies its Introduction The term is described in the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 21 and a number of other statutory instruments for the purposes of Planning

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History

The town has a deep historical background ranging from Celbridge Abbey with Jonathan Swift to Castletown House. Celbridge Abbey is located in Celbridge, County Kildare in Ireland. Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland 's finest Palladian country house is an imposing building built in 1722 for William

The name Celbridge is derived from the Irish Cill Droichid meaning "Church by the Bridge" and has sometimes been spelled Kildrought in English[2]. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish.

The town of Kildrought or Kildroighid developed around the mill of Kildrought which Thomas de-Hereford, the Norman Lord of Kildrought erected close to the ancient well of Saint Mochua, early in the thirteenth century. The one long street running between the de Hereford Castle and lands of Castletown, and the mill, had taken shape by 1314 when Henry le Waleys was charged at a Naas court of breaking the doors of houses in the town of Kildrought and by night taking geese, hens, beer and other victuals against the will of the people of the town.

The houses in town centre were built over a period of two hundred years, starting with Celbridge Abbey, built by Bartholomew Van Homrigh, in 1703. Celbridge Abbey is located in Celbridge, County Kildare in Ireland. When William “Speaker” Conolly purchased the Castletown estate in 1709 from Thomas Dongan the restored Earl of Limerick and governor of New York, he complained that "all the Earl's tenants were beggars. William Conolly (1662-1729 also known as Speaker Conolly, was an Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick (1634 – December 14, 1715) was a member of Irish Parliament, Royalist military officer during the Earl of Limerick is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. This is a list of colonial governors of the Province of New York during British rule See also Director-General of New Netherland " Conolly built his own mansion at Castletown and left the development of the town to the new Protestant improvers and developers who followed him to Celbridge. Their leases were granted on condition that they erect stone houses with gable ends and two chimneys on their holdings. The old Irish name Cill Droichid (Kildrought), meaning the church of the bridge, was re-anglicised and became Celbridge around this time.

The development of the Main Street commenced with the building of Kildrought House by Robert Baillie in 1720, replacing in many cases mud cabins and intermixed areas of waste ground. The current St. Raphael's hospital was built in 1724 by Arthur Price when he was created Bishop of Meath. Arthur Price & Co is a Cutlery company in the UK Arthur Price (1865 - 1936 Arthur Price founder of Arthur Price of England, Master Cutlers The Diocese of Meath was established in AD 552 The current Church of Ireland Diocese of Meath and Kildare has existed since 1976 when it was created by the amalgamation The former Collegiate School on the Clane Road was built from 1732 by architect Thomas Burgh - who also built the Royal Barracks and famous library building at Trinity College - both in Dublin. Collins Barracks (Dún Uí Choileáin is a former Military Barracks in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, Ireland. Trinity College Dublin ( TCD; Irish Coláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath; Latin: Collegium Sacrosanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The Collegiate School was founded as a charity school and served as a boarding school for Protestant girls until 1972. It is now the Setanta Hotel. The Manor Mills (built by Laurence Atkinson 1805, restored 1985) incorporate parts of the old Celbridge Market House, warehouses which bear a wall-mount dating them to 1785, and a stone commemorating the site of St Mochua’s well. They now serve as a community centre.

Other notable buildings include the Catholic Church (1857 JJ McCarthy Architect), the Holy Faith convent (1877) and Christ Church (Church of Ireland,1884) which retains the tower of an earlier church (1813). James Joseph McCarthy (1817-1882 was an Irish Architect, often referred to as the 'Irish Pugin ' The original Kildrought parish church (built 14th c, burned 1798) stood in the present graveyard at Tea Lane and houses the mausoleums of the Dongan and Conolly families. No 22 Main Street, the original home of Conolly’s agent George Finey was occupied by Richard Guinness for a time and his sons Arthur, founder of the Guinness brewery, and Samuel. For the New Zealand politician see Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness ( 24 September 1725 &ndash 23 January Richard married Elizabeth Clere, proprietor of the White Hart Inn, a public house at the site of the current Londis supermarket. Finey’s successor as conolly’s agent, Dublin cabinetmaker Charles Davis, built an impressive five-bay house with a weather vane on the junction of Main Street and the Maynooth Road (1750).

Celbridge is remembered as the home of "Vanessa", the ill-starred lover of Dean Swift. Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667

In the early 20th Century, Celbridge was home to the Callender Paper Company. This enterprise made paper from peat. Peat is an accumulation of partially Decayed Vegetation matter.

Castletown House

Castletown House is situated just off the main street, and is one Ireland's finest Palladian country houses. Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland 's finest Palladian country house is an imposing building built in 1722 for William PLEASE DO NOT ADD AN INFO BOX TO THIS PAGE --> Palladian architecture is a European style of Architecture derived from the designs of the Italian An imposing building, it was established in the town in the year 1722 by William "Speaker" Conolly (1662-1729), Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. William Conolly (1662-1729 also known as Speaker Conolly, was an The Irish House of Commons was the Lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800 The house was inherited by Tom Conolly in 1758 and the interior decoration was finished by his wife Lady Louisa (great-granddaughter of Charles II of England and Louise de Keroualle) during the 1760s and 1770s. Lady Louisa Conolly (1743-1821 known from 1743 to 1758 as Lady Louisa Lennox, was the third of the four Lennox sisters immortalised in Stella Tillyard 's book Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille Duchess of Portsmouth (September 1649 &ndash 14 November 1734) was a mistress of Charles II of England

Two particular features of Castletown are, the "Long Gallery" (an 80 foot long room decorated in the Pompeian manner in blue and gold), and the main staircase (which is cantilevered and made of white Portland stone). Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples and Caserta in the Italian region of Campania, in Portland stone is a Limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset.

Conolly's Folly (also known as "The Obelisk") is an obelisk structure. Conolly's Folly (Baois Uí Chongaile aka The Obelisk or originally It is built to the rear of Castletown House which contains two follies, both commissioned by the widow of Speaker William Conolly to provide employment for the poor of Celbridge at a time when famine was rife. Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland 's finest Palladian country house is an imposing building built in 1722 for William William Conolly (1662-1729 also known as Speaker Conolly, was an As such these monuments serve no real purpose, instead they were dedicated to battles in the 1500s. The Obelisk was built in 1739 after a particularly severe winter. An obelisk (from Greek ὀβελίσκος - obeliskos, diminutive of ὀβελός - obelos, "spit nail pointed pillar" Designed by Richard Castle, it is 42 metres high and is composed of several arches, adorned by stone pineapples and eagles. Richard Cassels (1690 &ndash 1751 who anglicised his name to Richard Castle, ranks with Edward Lovett Pearce as one of the greatest Architects working

Transport and Access

Road

Celbridge's substantial growth has created considerable traffic congestion. Much of this is attributed to the single bridge over the Liffey in the town - which creates traffic bottlenecks. The Celbridge Interchange (Junction 2a of the M4 motorway) which connects the town to the motorway as well as Intel, opened in 2003 to help address these traffic issues. Road standard The road is a Dual carriageway from O'Connell Bridge, Dublin to Mullingar (including the motorway section Intel Ireland' s parent company - the giant US based Intel microprocesser business - is a Quoted company trading on the NASDAQ exchange

Kildare County Council installed a set of traffic lights in 2000 at the junction of the Liffey bridge and Main Street, however there was considerable opposition to the lights from the town shopkeepers. The town traders sponsored an advertising supplement in Dublin's Evening Herald which featured a photograph of a man shaking his fist at the lights to show the trader's opposition to the lights. The Evening Herald is a Tabloid evening Newspaper published in Dublin, Ireland by Independent News & Media. Shortly afterwards, a motorist suspiciously reversed into the lights, "accidentally" knocking them over and the council switched them off for good. Now motorists have to depend on each other's good will to negotiate the junction.

Bus

The town is served by Dublin Bus along the 67, 67A and 67X routes. Dublin Bus (Bus Átha Cliath ˈaːhə ˈclʲiə is a Public transport operator in the Republic of Ireland. These routes link the town to the city centre as well as the nearby towns of Lucan and Maynooth (but notably, no link to Leixlip exists despite the significant employment there). Maynooth ( Maigh Nuad in Irish) is a university town located in north County Kildare, Ireland.

Some other bus operators also serve Celbridge, notably Circle Line (previously Mortons), linking Celbridge to the city and southside of Dublin, including Ballsbridge, Dundrum and Nutgrove. A large number of companies operate public transport services in Dublin. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ballsbridge ( Droichead na Dothra in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, named for the bridge spanning the River Dodder on Dundrum ( Dún Droma in Irish, the ridge fort) originally a Town in its own right is now a suburban village and district in the county of Alternate uses Nutgrove St Helens Nutgrove is an area in Rathfarnham, County Dublin.

Rail

Iarnród Éireann run commuter rail services to a station in Hazelhatch, about 3 km from Celbridge village. rail transport in Ireland Iarnród Éireann ( IÉ;; in English, Irish Rail) is the national Railway system operator of the Republic Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station opened on 4 August 1846 and closed for goods traffic on 9 June 1947. Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station serves the village of Hazelhatch and the neighbouring large town of Celbridge in County Kildare. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3] Feeder buses are used to bring passengers to the train station. Commuter suburban rail services from Kildare to Dublin city centre serve Hazelhatch. Kildare ( Cill Dara in modern Irish, originally derived from Cell Dara in Old Irish meaning "Church of the Oak" is a town in County Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. While the service only brings passengers to Heuston Station, somewhat west of the city centre, there is no charge for extending the range of most tickets to include feeder bus (numbers 90, 91 and 92) from there to the city centre proper. Dublin Heuston, commonly called Heuston station ( Stáisiún Heuston) is one of Ireland's main railway stations, serving the south southwest and west However, additional charges apply to use the Luas tram services[4]. Luas /ɫ̪uəsˠ/ ( Irish for 'speed' also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a Light rail or Tram The station is located on one of the most important InterCity lines in the country, with services to Cork, Limerick and Galway. However most of these do not stop at Hazelhatch station.

Under the Transport21 plan Hazelhatch-City will be electrified to provide a new DART service to Balbriggan, using the underground Interconnector tunnel in the city centre. The Dublin Area Rapid Transit ( DART) is part of the suburban railway network in Ireland, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay on Balbriggan ( Baile Brigín in Irish) is a town in north county Dublin, Ireland. Interconnector (Idirnascaire also known as DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit Underground is a planned railway tunnel in the Republic of Ireland, expected to run This is to be completed by 2015.

Education

Celbridge has five primary schools, Primrose Hill (co-ed, COI), St Brigids (girls, RC), Aghards (co-ed, RC), Scoil na Mainistreach (boys, RC) and North Kildare Educate Together (co-ed, Multi-D); one special school, Saint Raphael's,(co-ed, RC) for children with a learning disability; two secondary schools; St.Wolstans Community School for girls (the only single sex community school in Ireland) and Salesian College Celbridge for boys. Salesian College Celbridge is a secondary school catering for male students aged 12-19 around the County Kildare village of Celbridge. A sixth primary school, St. Patrick's opened in September 2007 on the Hazelhatch Road due to the rising population. Celbridge also has one of the very few Primary Montessori Schools in Ireland, The Glebe Primary Montessori School (est. 1978). Providing Montessori Education to children from 3-12 years. It also home to the eighteenth Educate Together school to open in Ireland, the North Kildare Educate Together School (N. K. E. T. S. )

Politics

Celbridge is located within the Kildare North constituency which elects 4 TDs to the Dáil. Kildare North is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament In the past it was only a three seat constituency, but has increased to four due to population growth within the region.

Irish law allows for town councils for towns with a population of greater than 7,500, which Celbridge exceeds twice over, however, despite its size and several proposals, the town does not have a town council, though other smaller towns in the area do, such as Leixlip and Athy. Leixlip (/'likslɪp/ Léim an Bhradáin in Irish) is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland, east of the midlands of Ireland Athy (əˈθaɪ &ndash ( is a market town situated at the convergence of the River Barrow and the Grand Canal in County Kildare, Ireland, 72 It is perceived that the lack of a town council has impacted town development. For example as it does not have a town council, a Development Plan is developed with considerably less detail and control than a Local Area Plan which town councils develop. The situation effectively means that Kildare County Council, based 20 km away, have full control over zoning land in the area. Owing to this as well as other factors the town has been consumed by the Celtic Tiger fuelled urban sprawl of Dublin, resulting in a fragmented community and a severe lack of sufficient amenities for the scale of the population. Celtic Tiger (Tíogar Ceilteach is a name for the period of rapid Economic growth in the Republic of Ireland that began in the 1990s and slowed in 2001 Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its Suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.

Amenities

The Setanta House Hotel is the only hotel in Celbridge town, and was originally an 18th century school with historic ties to the Conolly family who built Castletown House. Located on the Clane road, the hotel is host to the only after-hours club in Celbridge. The Abbey Lodge pub occasionally runs a late bar and has a restaurant.

Other pubs in the town include: O'Connors Bar and The Kildrought Lounge, Castletown Inn (also with restaurant), The Mucky Duck, The Village Inn and Celbridge House. Last orders in pubs are generally at 11:30pm Mon-Thur, 12:30am Fri-Sat, and 11:00pm on Sundays.

Restaurants include Michaelangelos, Delhi Darbar, Da Mario's and The Mill Restaurant/Cafe La Serre. The latter is at Lyons Estate outside the village proper[1], and is owned by celebrity chef Richard Corrigan.

Sports and Groups

GAA

The Celbridge GAA club is the third oldest club in Kildare being formed on the 15 August 1885, only eight months after the GAA was founded in Thurles. Celbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. Kildare ( Cill Dara in modern Irish, originally derived from Cell Dara in Old Irish meaning "Church of the Oak" is a town in County Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thurles (pronounced /θɜɹlɛs/ or locally /tɜrləs/ Dúrlas Éile is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir, with a

Association football

The town's two main soccer club's are Ballyoulster United (an amateur football club which partner with English Premier Division club Everton F.C.[2]), and Celbridge Town AFC. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The latter was formed in 1959 and plays home games in St. Patricks Park, with 8 schoolboy teams and 3 senior teams. The Senior Sunday team currently play in the Leinster Senior League Division 1A, and recently qualified for the 2007 FAI Ford Cup 2nd Round against Eircom Premier League side Longford Town. The teams play in the blue and white, and are sponsored by the Kildrought Lounge.

Celbridge Paddlers

Celbridge Paddlers canoe-club is a multi-discipline kayaking club and evolved out of Vanessa Canoe Club. Formed in 1984 it has over 150 members and has been recently represented at world level in sprint, marathon, slalom, wildwater, surf and freestyle. It is affiliated to the national governing body of canoe-sport in Ireland, the Irish Canoe Union where it has representation up to the role of ICU President.

Scouting

There are three separate Scout troops in operation in Celbridge. Some troops are co-educational for those troops this article is relevant to them Each troop accepts both boys and girls in the 3 main program sections, and are: 1st Kildare (2nd Celbridge), 3rd Kildare (1st Celbridge), and 19th Kildare. Scouting Ireland ( Irish: Gasóga na hÉireann) is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM and the national Scouting

Celbridge Pentecostal Church

Formed in 2005 this is a small independent church. Services are each Sunday at 11 at the Center for Performing Arts, Celbridge Industrial Estate. The church is lead by Pastor Paul Carley the meetings are open and everyone is welcome to attend. [3]

Celbridge Amenity Group

The Celbridge Amenity Group is currently working in conjunction with the Kildare County Council to plan new improvements around the town such as the new playground built for local children. Kildare County Council is the Local authority for County Kildare, founded by the Local Government (Ireland Act 1898 along with the other councils

Claims to fame

People

References

  1. ^ Census 2006 - Table 14A - Towns 10,000 population and over
  2. ^ Lewis's Topographical Dictionary 1837 - "CELBRIDGE or KILDROUGHT"
  3. ^ Hazelhatch and Celbridge station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself
  4. ^ Luas.ie - Ticketing

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External links

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