Kildangan

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Kildangan
Cill Daingin

Location

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53°08′20″N 7°03′45″W / 53.138842, -7.062578

Irish grid reference
N656063

Statistics

Population (2006)
- Town:
- Environs:

570

Kildangan (Cill Daingin in Irish) is a village in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland. The village of 570 people lies close to the flood plane of the River Barrow, near the County Laois border.

Kildangan is home to the world famous Kildangan Stud, which was founded by the More O'Ferrells, on the site of Kildangan Castle. The grounds of the Stud contain a variety of rare ornamental trees and shrubs, and an abundance of woodland. Kildangan Stud was sold in 1986 to The Maktoum family, who invested large amounts of money to make Kildangan Stud one the leading stud farms in Europe.

Kildangan Church

1 Population
2 Transport
3 Sport
4 References

[edit] Population

Between 1996 and 2006 there was a 100% increase in population as the M7 motorway opened up Kildangan for housing development. Kildangan is approximately 60 km from Dublin, and the majority of the population increase is of commuters employed in Dublin City and the surrounding area. Bord na Móna is the main industry in the immediate area, with Kildangan Stud also providing employment.

[edit] Transport

Kildangan railway station opened on 15 March 1909 and finally closed on 1 January 1963.^[1]

[edit] Sport

Kildangan was the birth place of Paddy Flanagan, on of the foremost competitive cyclists of the 1960s and 1970s. Flanagan won the Rás Tailtean three times: 1960, 1964 and 1975.
After the second world war Kildangan Stud was the home of a very successful cricket club.
In modern times Gaelic football is the main sporting activity, particularly during the summer months, through Cill Daingin GAA.