Staplestown
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 church in Staplestown is known as St. Benignus. It is over 200 years old,[2] and is one of the oldest churches in the Kildare and Leighlin diocese. The church was built to a 'T-plan' and has three galleries, and was renovated in the 1990s. The old school is also on the grounds of the church. 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.
The local national (primary) school is Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Baile an Stáibléaraigh / Staplestown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Staplestown Church". kildare.ie. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Scoil Naomh Mhuire / Staplestown National School". staplestownns.ie. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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