Kildangan
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Kildangan Cill Daingin
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 Kildangan
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| Coordinates: 53°06′20″N 7°00′38″W / 53.10557°N 7.01065°WCoordinates: 53°06′20″N 7°00′38″W / 53.10557°N 7.01065°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
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| • Town | 15.00 km2 (5.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Rural | 533 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N656063 |
Kildangan (/kɪl.ˈdæŋɡ.ən/; Irish: Cill Daingin, meaning "the church of the fort") is a village in County Kildare in Ireland. 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 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.
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