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Kildare
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Image:Kildare_cathedral_2003.jpg right|thumb|Kildare Cathedral '''Kildare''' (''Cill Dara'' in
Irish language Irish, meaning "church of the oaks") is a town in
County Kildare in the
Republic of Ireland. Although it gives its name to the county, Kildare is not the county town, that honour going instead to
Naas. The town lies some 50 km west of
Dublin, near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional centre in its own right, a
commuter town for the capital.
Kildare is home to the
Irish National Stud and the Japanese Gardens. Much of the surrounding countryside in
County Kildare is used for horse breeding.
The Curragh racecourse is not far from Kildare town.
The town has good rail links not only to Dublin but also to the south (
Waterford), the southwest (
Cork,
Limerick City Limerick, and
Tralee), and west of the country (
Galway and
County Mayo Mayo). Kildare lies close to the
M7 motorway from Dublin to Limerick, which leads to the
N8 road N8 Dublin - Cork route.
In pre-Christian times Kildare was the site of a shrine to the
Celtic mythology Celtic goddess Brigid. Following the introduction of
Christianity in the
5th century 5th and
6th century 6th centuries it became the foundation of the Christian
Brigid of Ireland Saint Brigid who founded a unique monastery of monks and nuns on the site of the present cathedral.
See also
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List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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Category: Towns in Kildare
Category: Towns in Ireland
External links
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Kildare railway station
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The Irish National Stud
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The Irish National Stud - Japanese Gardens
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