Kill, County Kildare
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| Kill 'An Chill' |
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| Town population: | 3,738 |
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| Elevation: | 61 m |
| County: | Kildare |
| Province: | Leinster |
Kill is a village and parish in County Kildare, Ireland near the county's border with Dublin in a prominent position on the N7. The name is derived from the Gaelic "An Chill" meaning "The Church", the same root for Kil in Kildare. (Kildare comes from "Cill" and "Dara" meaning Oak hence, Church of the Oak Tree). In Kill you will find two churches, St. Brigid's Catholic Church (from about 1650s, exact date unknown) and St John's Church of Ireland. In the latter you can find an old beautiful organ donated by the Earl of Mayo.
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Excavations for the widening of the N7 in 2004 unearthed evidence of early habitation, including a late Bronze Age/early Iron Age hill fort and three small ring barrows. Cill Corbain was listed in the annals as a burial place for the Ui Faelan kings of Leinster in the 800s. The motte of John de Hereford's castle from the 1170s survives. Nearby Bishopscourt was home to John Ponsonby, Speaker in the Irish House of Commons and one of the most powerful politicians in the 18th century. Kill Parish was united with Lyons in 1693 and the parish priest has resided in Kill since 1823. The current Catholic church was built in 1821 and extended in 1973. The RIC barracks was attacked during the Irish war of Independence.
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