Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara is an

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

secondary level school (a ''

Gaelcholáiste A Gaelscoil (; plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish language- medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaelscoileanna at primary a ...

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Naas Naas ( ; or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In 2022, it had a population of 26,180, making it the largest town in County Kildare (ahead of Newbridge, County Kildare, Newbridge) and the List of urban ar ...

County Kildare County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local gove ...

, in

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. The school, which welcomed its first pupils in September 2003, was originally based in Newbridge, before moving to a premises at

The Curragh The Curragh ( ; ) is a flat open plain in County Kildare, Ireland. This area is well known for horse breeding and training. The Irish National Stud is on the edge of Kildare town, beside the Irish National Stud#The Japanese Gardens, Japane ...

. It has been at its current site, in Naas, since 2010. The school's patron is '' An Foras Pátrúnachta''. As of 2018, there were approximately 340 pupils attending Gael-Choláiste Chill Dara.

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* 2003 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 2003 Gaelcholáiste Irish-language schools and college Naas Secondary schools in County Kildare {{Ireland-school-stub