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Kilkea () is a village in 
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Towns and villages in County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the 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 authority for the county, ...
, Ireland, about from Dublin, and from the town of Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
. The R418 regional road from Athy
Athy ( ; ) is a market town at the meeting of the River Barrow and the Grand Canal in south-west County Kildare, Ireland, 72 kilometres southwest of Dublin. A population of 9,677 (as of the 2016 census) makes it the sixth largest town in Kild ...
to Tullow passes through the village.
History
Formerly the land of the Ó Tuathails (O'Toole), after the Norman invasion, SirWalter de Riddlesford
Walter de Riddlesford ('' fl.'' 1150 – d. 1226) was an Anglo-Norman lord who was granted in Ireland the baronies of Bray, County Wicklow and Kilkea, County Kildare between 1171 and 1176.
De Riddlesford was born in Carriebenan, Kildare, Irel ...
built a motte and bailey castle there about 1180. It is part of the barony of Kilkea and Moone
Kilkea and Moone () is a barony in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland.
Etymology
The barony takes its name from the villages of Kilkea (''Cill Cathaigh'', "Cathac's church") and Moone (''Maen Colmcille'', " Colm Cille's property").
Location
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. Walter de Riddlesford granddaughter, Emmeline Longespee, married Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly in 1273, and so the land passed to the Geraldine Earls of Kildare. Its importance as a town diminished after the rebellion of "Silken Thomas", the 10th Earl of Kildare, in 1534.
People
* Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), Antarctic explorer, was born and spent his childhood at Kilkea House.See also
* Kilkea Castle *Kilkea and Moone
Kilkea and Moone () is a barony in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland.
Etymology
The barony takes its name from the villages of Kilkea (''Cill Cathaigh'', "Cathac's church") and Moone (''Maen Colmcille'', " Colm Cille's property").
Location
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, the barony
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
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Towns and villages in County Kildare