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'''Staplestown''' ({{Irish place name|Baile an Stáibléaraigh}})<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/26091.aspx| publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Baile an Stáibléaraigh / Staplestown | accessdate = 1 April 2021 }}</ref> is a village and [[townland]] in north [[County Kildare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], located 40 kilometres west of [[Dublin]]. The village has a church, a school and is home to [[St Kevin's GAA]]. |
'''Staplestown''' ({{Irish place name|Baile an Stáibléaraigh}})<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/26091.aspx| publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Baile an Stáibléaraigh / Staplestown | accessdate = 1 April 2021 }}</ref> is a village and [[townland]] in north [[County Kildare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], located 40 kilometres west of [[Dublin]]. The village has a church, a school and is home to [[St Kevin's GAA]]. |
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The [[Roman Catholic]] church in Staplestown is dedicated to [[Benignus of Armagh|St. Benignus]]. It was built {{circa|1840}},<ref name="niahChurch">{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/11900902/saint-benignuss-catholic-church-staplestown-staplestown-co-kildare | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Saint Benignus's Catholic Church, Staplestown, Kildare | accessdate = 1 April 2021 }}</ref> and is one of the oldest churches in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin|Kildare and Leighlin diocese]].{{fact}} The church was built to a 'T-plan' and has three galleries.<ref name="church">{{cite web|url = http://kildare.ie/local-history/donadea/staplestown-church.htm | website = kildare.ie | title = Staplestown Church | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120213000022/http://kildare.ie/local-history/donadea/staplestown-church.htm | archivedate = 13 February 2012 }}</ref> It was extended in the 1970s.<ref name="niahChurch"/> |
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An old school, built {{circa|1870}}, is also on the grounds of the church.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/11900903/staplestown-school-former-staplestown-staplestown-kildare | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Staplestown School (former), Staplestown, Kildare | accessdate = 1 April 2021 }}</ref> This was renovated in 2006 and is used as a town hall. A statue of Christ the King stands opposite the church, on the wall of Scoil Naomh Mhuire. There is also a church in Cooleragh, in Staplestown parish, called Christ the King.{{fact}} |
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Donadea Forest Park is located in the neighbouring [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] of [[Donadea (civil parish)|Donadea]]. The forest is managed by the state forestry agency, [[Coillte]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.coillte.ie/site/donadea-forest-park/ | publisher = Coillte | website = coillte.ie | title = Donadea Forest Park | accessdate = 1 April 2021 }}</ref> |
Donadea Forest Park is located in the neighbouring [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] of [[Donadea (civil parish)|Donadea]]. The forest is managed by the state forestry agency, [[Coillte]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.coillte.ie/site/donadea-forest-park/ | publisher = Coillte | website = coillte.ie | title = Donadea Forest Park | accessdate = 1 April 2021 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:59, 1 April 2021
Staplestown (Irish: Baile an Stáibléaraigh)[1] is a village and townland in north County Kildare, Ireland, located 40 kilometres west of Dublin. The village has a church, a school and is home to St Kevin's GAA.
The Roman Catholic church in Staplestown is dedicated to St. Benignus. It was built c. 1840,[2] and is one of the oldest churches in the Kildare and Leighlin diocese.[citation needed] The church was built to a 'T-plan' and has three galleries.[3] It was extended in the 1970s.[2]
An old school, built c. 1870, is also on the grounds of the church.[4] This was renovated in 2006 and is used as a town hall. A statue of Christ the King stands opposite the church, on the wall of Scoil Naomh Mhuire. There is also a church in Cooleragh, in Staplestown parish, called Christ the King.[citation needed]
Donadea Forest Park is located in the neighbouring civil parish of Donadea. The forest is managed by the state forestry agency, Coillte.[5]
The local national (primary) school is Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Baile an Stáibléaraigh / Staplestown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Saint Benignus's Catholic Church, Staplestown, Kildare". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Staplestown Church". kildare.ie. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Staplestown School (former), Staplestown, Kildare". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Donadea Forest Park". coillte.ie. Coillte. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Scoil Naomh Mhuire / Staplestown National School". staplestownns.ie. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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