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unusual facts about Rathangan, County Kildare


Irish Peatland Conservation Council

Having been for many years in Dublin city centre, the Council's headquarters are currently located at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.


1128 in Ireland

St. Laurence O'Toole, (1128 - 1180) or Lorcán Ua Tuathail, was born at Castledermot, County Kildare

2009 Bank of Ireland robbery

Late on the night of 26 February, Travers, whose father is a member of the Garda Síochána based at Clontarf, was alone watching television at the home of his girlfriend near Kilteel, County Kildare.

Barry Smyth

During his career Smyth worked in senior positions in several well-known restaurants, amongst other in Roscoff Restaurant (Belfast), Antica Roma Restaurant (Belfast) and Kilkea Castle Hotel (Castledermot, County Kildare).

Bertram and Diana Firestone

For racing in Europe, they operated the 1,200 acre Gilltown Stud in Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland near the famous Curragh which they sold in 1989 to the Aga Khan IV for $14.2 million.

Bob's Return

Bob's Return was a dark brown horse with a small white star bred by the Baronrath stud at Straffan in County Kildare.

Bully's Acre, Dublin

In 1953 the arm ended up on display in the Hideout, a public house in Kilcullen, County Kildare, for many years.

Castleton Corners, Staten Island

"Castleton" refers to Cassiltowne, County Kildare, Ireland, the birthplace of Thomas Dongan, the colonial governor of the Province of New York after it was obtained from the Dutch—who had called it New Amsterdam—in 1682.

Charles James Mathew

A Roman Catholic, he married in 1896, Anna, daughter of James Cassidy, of Monasterevin, County Kildare.

Chryss Goulandris

Although not tax resident in Ireland, one of her main homes is Castlemartin House and Estate near Kilcullen, County Kildare, which includes a horse stud facility and a Charolais cattle breeding operation.

Darerca of Ireland

By Restitutus she was mother of Saint Sechnall of Dunshaughlin; Saint Nectan of Killunche, and of Fennor (near Slane); of Saint Auxilius of Killossey (near Naas, County Kildare); of Saint Diarmaid of Druim-corcortri (near Navan); of Dabonna, Mogornon, Drioc, Luguat, and Coemed Maccu Baird (the Lombard) of Cloonshaneville, near Frenchpark, County Roscommon.

Daylami

Through a joint ownership between his breeder, the Aga Khan IV, and Darley Stud, he stood as a sire at the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud near Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland until 2006 when he was sent to his Haras de Bonneval stud at Le Mesnil-Mauger in France.

Diarmuid O'Neill

O'Neill was born and raised in London, the youngest son of Irish parents, Eoghan and Theresa "Terry" O'Neill who were originally from County Kildare and County Dublin.

Francis Joseph Charles O'Reilly

He died at Rathmore, County Kildare at age 91 on 11 August 2013, survived by his 10 children.

Horace Augustus Curtis

Despite these transferees, the Division and its battalions consisted of Irishmen (apart from the 10th Battalion Hampshire Regiment) The 7th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers had just started forming up in August at Naas in Ireland and presumably Horace proceeded there to commence his training at the Curragh in County Kildare.

Irish Cup

In the early years, Army regiments stationed in Ireland entered teams such as King's Own Rifles (Cork), three of which reached the final: the Gordon Highlanders in 1890, the Black Watch (Limerick) in 1892 and the Sherwood Foresters (Curragh, County Kildare) in 1897.

John Grubb Richardson

At the age of eleven, he boarded for three years at Ballitore, County Kildare (the same Quaker school attended by Edmund Burke) before attending another Quaker school at Frenchay, Gloucestershire.

Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen

Richard A. Allen, and grandson of John Allen, 1st Viscount Allen, he succeeded to the title of 5th Viscount Allen, County Kildare, and its subsidiary titles, on 10 November 1753, on the death of his brother the 4th Viscount who had died without issue.

Joshua Allen, 6th Viscount Allen

He succeeded to the titles of 6th Viscount Allen, County Kildare, and 6th Baron Allen of Stillorgan, on 1 February 1816.

Midford Castle

In 1810, the castle was bought by one of the Conollys of Castletown House in County Kildare, who added the porch (said to give the clubs symbol its stalk) and built the nearby stables and chapel, known as the priory.

Nurney GAA

Nurney is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Nurney, County Kildare, Ireland.

Parliament of Ireland

Over the centuries, the Irish parliament met in a number of locations both inside and outside Dublin - the first place of definitive date and place was Castledermot, County Kildare on 18 June 1264 some months earlier than the first English Parliament containing elected members.

Rathangan, County Kildare

Damien Dempsey, Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club, The Blizzards, The Walls, Jack L, and John Spillane have all performed in the town as part of the Lughnasa since 2004.

The primary sporting activities in Rathangan are Gaelic football (Rathangan GAA), tennis, soccer, and hurling (cricket, rugby, polo, and chess are also played).

Val Royal

He stood from 2003 through 2006 at Oak Lodge Stud in County Kildare, Ireland and was shuttled to Eliza Park stud near Kerrie, Victoria, Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding seasons.

Walter de Riddlesford

Walter de Riddlesford (birth date unknown –1226) was an Anglo-Norman lord granted in Ireland the baronies of Bray, County Wicklow and Kilkea, County Kildare between 1171 and 1176.

Wolfe Tone

He was baptised as Theobald Wolfe Tone in honour of his godfather, Theobald Wolfe of Blackhall, County Kildare, a first cousin of Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden.


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