Castledermot
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Castledermot Diseart Diarmad
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 Castledermot
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| Coordinates: 52°54′43″N 6°50′15″W / 52.91204°N 6.83757°WCoordinates: 52°54′43″N 6°50′15″W / 52.91204°N 6.83757°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 1,398 |
| • Rural | 410 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S780852 |
Castledermot (Irish: Diseart Diarmad, meaning "Dermot's Hermitage") is an inland village in the south-east of Ireland in County Kildare, about 75 km (47 mi) from Dublin, and 10 km (6.2 mi) from the town of Carlow. The N9 road from Dublin to Waterford previously passed through the village but upon completion of a motorway bypass in 2010, it was redesignated the R448.
The main bus route serving Castledermot is J.J. Kavanagh & Sons route 736 providing a limited number of daily services to Carlow, Waterford, Dublin and Dublin Airport inter alia. South Kildare Community Transport operate a route from Castledermot to Athy twice a day each way Mondays to Fridays inclusive. Bus Éireann used to serve Castledermot frequently but the solitary route 7 Sunday evening journey at 19.15hrs to Dublin was withdrawn in 2015. Castledermot is also served by bus route 880 operated by Kildare Local Link on behalf of the National Transport Authority. There are several buses each day including Sunday linking the town to Carlow and Naas as well as villages such as Moone in the area.
Carlow railway station is approximately 11 kilometres distant. Athy railway station is around 14 kilometres distant.
The population of the town was 887 at the time of the (January 2006) census, a 22% increase over the figure recorded in 2002. The settlement is growing due to its proximity to Dublin.
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