Kilmead
Sign in to saveKilmead (), known for census purposes as Kilmeade, is a small village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is north-east of Athy, on the R418 road.
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- Locality
- Kilmead
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 309
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- Republic of Ireland
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- County Kildare
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Kilmead (), known for census purposes as Kilmeade, is a small village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is north-east of Athy, on the R418 road.
==History== National monuments in the area include the "Rath of Mullaghmast" and Kilkea Castle, the ancestral home of the Fitzgeralds. The name "Kilmead" is believed to be derived from a term meaning "middle church". The lands of Kilmead were in the possession of the Fitzgerald family until the rebellion of Silken Thomas in 1534.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kilmead” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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