Kilcullen () is a
barony in
County Kildare,
Ireland
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.
Etymology
Kilcullen derives its name from the villages of
Old Kilcullen
''Old Kilcullen'', formerly ''Kilcullen'' (''Cill Chuilinn'', "the Church of the Holly" in Irish), is a townland in County Kildare, Ireland, which includes a noted religious archaeological site within its boundary. As a townland it is rel ...
and
Kilcullen Bridge (Irish ''Cill Chuillinn'', "
holly
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church").
Location
Kilcullen barony is found in southeast
County Kildare, reaching from
Dún Ailinne
Dún Ailinne (; sometimes anglicized Dun Aulin) is an ancient ceremonial site on the hill of Cnoc Ailinne (Knockaulin) in County Kildare, Ireland. It is southwest of Kilcullen, near the R418 road to Athy. It is a large circular enclosure coveri ...
to the border with
County Wicklow.
History
Kilcullen barony was part of the ancient lands of the Ó Cuilen (Cullen) sept. These were part of the ancient lands of the
Ua Tuathail (O'Tooles) before the 13th century, retaken in the 14th.
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie2.htm ]
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in the Kilcullen barony:
*
Kilcullen
Kilcullen (), formally Kilcullen Bridge, is a small town on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. Its population of 3,473 at the 2011 census made it the 12th largest settlement in County Kildare and the fastest growing in the county, hav ...
References
Baronies of County Kildare
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