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Kildangan
Kildangan (/kɪlˈdæŋɡən/; Irish: Cill Daingin, meaning 'the church of the fort') is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is also a townland and civil parish.
During the Anglo-Norman settlement of Ireland, Maurice Fitzgerald of Allen built a castle there as part of a defensive line along the River Barrow from Carlow to Lea Castle near Portarlington. Near the castle a church was built which gave the locality its name. The original castle and church were located within what are now the grounds of Kildangan Stud. The castle was dynamited in 1882 and the stone reused to build the existing Victorian Jacobean style house to the design of William Hopkins.
Kildangan is situated on the R417 between Monasterevin and Athy. The village lies close to the flood plain of the River Barrow, near the County Laois border. Kildangan is linked to Kildare town by means of the Local Road L3010, which passes through Kildangan Stud.
Kildangan is well served by road; however, its location and poor public transport creates a high car dependency.
Kildangan railway station opened on 15 March 1909 and finally closed on 1 January 1963. Its last station master was Tommy Maher, who was in charge from 1958 until its closure in 1963. Since the closure of Kildangan station the nearest station is Monasterevin railway station around 6 kilometres distant.
Local Link operate a service through Kildangan three times daily to Athy, Kildare Town and Newbridge.
Kildangan village had a population of 317 as of the 2016 census, up from 299 as of the 2011 census. The village lies in the electoral division (ED) of Kildangan and Ballybrackan. Between 1996 and 2011, there was a 151% increase in population of the Kildangan ED.[citation needed] The village is approximately 60 km from Dublin and within its commuter area.[citation needed] Employers in the immediate area include Bord na Móna, Kildangan Stud, and the agricultural sector.[citation needed]
Under the Kildare development plan 2017 to 2023, Kildangan was designated as a village as it had experienced significant levels of urban generated growth. One of the objectives of the development plan is for new housing shall to be predominantly focused on local needs. The plan provides for local demands in accordance with the provisions of the county settlement strategy. The plan also allocates an area for a 'village centre', located on the site of the derelict post office.[citation needed]
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Kildangan
Kildangan (/kɪlˈdæŋɡən/; Irish: Cill Daingin, meaning 'the church of the fort') is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is also a townland and civil parish.
During the Anglo-Norman settlement of Ireland, Maurice Fitzgerald of Allen built a castle there as part of a defensive line along the River Barrow from Carlow to Lea Castle near Portarlington. Near the castle a church was built which gave the locality its name. The original castle and church were located within what are now the grounds of Kildangan Stud. The castle was dynamited in 1882 and the stone reused to build the existing Victorian Jacobean style house to the design of William Hopkins.
Kildangan is situated on the R417 between Monasterevin and Athy. The village lies close to the flood plain of the River Barrow, near the County Laois border. Kildangan is linked to Kildare town by means of the Local Road L3010, which passes through Kildangan Stud.
Kildangan is well served by road; however, its location and poor public transport creates a high car dependency.
Kildangan railway station opened on 15 March 1909 and finally closed on 1 January 1963. Its last station master was Tommy Maher, who was in charge from 1958 until its closure in 1963. Since the closure of Kildangan station the nearest station is Monasterevin railway station around 6 kilometres distant.
Local Link operate a service through Kildangan three times daily to Athy, Kildare Town and Newbridge.
Kildangan village had a population of 317 as of the 2016 census, up from 299 as of the 2011 census. The village lies in the electoral division (ED) of Kildangan and Ballybrackan. Between 1996 and 2011, there was a 151% increase in population of the Kildangan ED.[citation needed] The village is approximately 60 km from Dublin and within its commuter area.[citation needed] Employers in the immediate area include Bord na Móna, Kildangan Stud, and the agricultural sector.[citation needed]
Under the Kildare development plan 2017 to 2023, Kildangan was designated as a village as it had experienced significant levels of urban generated growth. One of the objectives of the development plan is for new housing shall to be predominantly focused on local needs. The plan provides for local demands in accordance with the provisions of the county settlement strategy. The plan also allocates an area for a 'village centre', located on the site of the derelict post office.[citation needed]