Celbridge
Sign in to saveCelbridge (; ) is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 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. As of the 2022 census, Celbridge was the third largest town in County Kildare by population, with 20,601 residents.
Key facts
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- Town
- Settlement.name
- Celbridge
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- The Mill, Celbridge
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Irish Grid Reference
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Leinster
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- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- County Kildare
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- Metric
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- 55
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_urban
- 20,601
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Article
45 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Demographics
- Churches
- Education
- Transport and access
- Sport and voluntary groups
- GAA
- Association football
- Golf and pitch and putt
- Athletics
- Rugby
- Watersports
- Other sports
- Community groups
- Politics
- History
- Origins
- Parish of Kildrought
- Town of Kildrought
- Kildrought to Celbridge
- Historic buildings and places
- Celbridge Main Street
- Temple Mills
- Templeplace: a vanished settlement
- Celbridge Mill
- Brewery
- Workhouse
- Former Methodist Hall
- Other industry
- Development
- Housing estates
- Houses outside the town
- Castletown House
- Celbridge Abbey
- Oakley Park (St Raphael's)
- Collegiate School (formerly Setanta Hotel, now Celbridge Manor Hotel)
- St Wolstan's
- Other houses
- Castles in the area
- People
- Born or resident
- Lived briefly or were educated in Celbridge
- See also
- Notes and references
- External links
Celbridge (; ) is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 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. As of the 2022 census, Celbridge was the third largest town in County Kildare by population, with 20,601 residents.
The town originated in the 13th century, the name Cill Droichid being anglicised to Celbridge after 1714.