Ardclough
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Ardclogh Ard Cloch
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 Ardclogh
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| Coordinates: 53°17′53″N 6°34′07″W / 53.29807°N 6.56874°WCoordinates: 53°17′53″N 6°34′07″W / 53.29807°N 6.56874°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Urban | 300 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Ardclough, officially Ardclogh (/ɑːrdˈklɑːx/; Irish: Ard Cloch, meaning "high stone"), is a village and community in the parish of Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. It is two miles (3 km) off the N7 national primary road. Amongst its buildings today are a national school, a church, Ardclough GAA Club, and one shop "Buggys". Ardclough also contains the historic round tower at Oughterard. It is the burial place and probable birthplace of Arthur Guinness, who is said to have returned to the maternal homestead of the Reads at Huttonread to give birth in the tradition of the time.
Ardclough is located at 53°17′53″N 6°34′07″W / 53.29807°N 6.56874°W. just below two detached foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, Lyons Hill and Oughterard on some of the most fertile soils in Ireland. The River Liffey passes within a one kilometre radius. The main transport arteries to the south and south west of Ireland pass through, the main railway line to Cork and Tralee, the canal to Shannonbridge, and the N7 which passes nearby.
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