Apr 16, 2008
The origin of the name Kildare (Holiday Apartments, Kildare, Ireland) is from the Gaelic, Cill Dara, meaning Church of the Oak Tree, referring to St. Brigids church beneath an oak tree. St. Brigid was one of the three patron saints of Ireland. St. Brigids church was built on the same location as a shrine to [...]
The origin of the name Kildare (Holiday Apartments, Kildare, Ireland) is from the Gaelic, Cill Dara, meaning Church of the Oak Tree, referring to St. Brigids church beneath an oak tree. St. Brigid was one of the three patron saints of Ireland. St. Brigids church was built on the same location as a shrine to the Celtic goddess Brigda, with which the legend of St. Brigid is suspected to be tied.
Kildare was an important military strategic area in the time of the ... Read More
Apr 16, 2008
Kildare (cell dara, the church of the oak). The See of Kildare Accommodation, Kildare, Ireland) was for some time during the early period of its existence reckoned as an archbishopric. It was founded some time in the sixth century by St Brigid and originated in a. monastic institution. The early history of the See is [...]
Kildare (cell dara, the church of the oak). The See of Kildare Accommodation, Kildare, Ireland) was for some time during the early period of its existence reckoned as an archbishopric. It was founded some time in the sixth century by St Brigid and originated in a. monastic institution. The early history of the See is obscure, and there is difficulty ill tracing its line of bishops. Harris, writing in the early part of the eighteenth century, described the church as being for ... Read More
Apr 16, 2008
There are eight remarkable monolithic pillar stones of granite, in Co. Kildare. One of these is situated close to Punchestown Racecourse, and measures 19 ft. in height, another is placed in the centre of a ring fort known as the Longstone Rath, at Furness, near Naas. This ring fort was excavated in 1911 ; close [...]
There are eight remarkable monolithic pillar stones of granite, in Co. Kildare. One of these is situated close to Punchestown Racecourse, and measures 19 ft. in height, another is placed in the centre of a ring fort known as the Longstone Rath, at Furness, near Naas. This ring fort was excavated in 1911 ; close to the standing stone, which reaches a height of 17 ft. above the ground, a stone cist was discovered containing a Bronze-Age burial. There can be little ... Read More
