Crookstown
For Crookstown in County Cork, see Crookstown, County Cork.
| Crookstown An Baile Gallda | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Crookstown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°01′01″N 6°48′43″W / 53.016849°N 6.812038°WCoordinates: 53°01′01″N 6°48′43″W / 53.016849°N 6.812038°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S797969 |
Crookstown (Irish: An Baile Gallda, meaning "town of the invader or foreigner") is a small town in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road (now by-passed) where it meets the R415 regional road, about 75 km (47 mi) south of Dublin. It is a small town, with only a few hundred inhabitants but has a church, a primary school, a petrol station/rest area on the N9, restaurant and small hotel and also some craft shops. It is only a kilometre from the larger neighbouring village of Ballitore and the two villages are almost merged.
See also
Little Theatre, R415 and St. Mary and Laurence Church, designed by J. J. McCarthy in 1860
Postbox in Crookstown
Leaving Crookstown, heading west