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Oughter Ard

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Oughterard (“a high place”) is an ecclesiastical hilltop site, graveyard, townland, and formerly a parish, borough and royal manor in County Kildare, nowadays part of the community of Ardclough, close to the Dublin border. [1]

20 relations: Adam de Hereford, Ardclough, Arthur Guinness, Castlewarden, County Kildare, Celbridge, Daniel O'Connell, Derchairthinn, History of County Kildare, Irish round tower, Kilbride, County Waterford, Kildare North (Dáil Éireann constituency), Kilteel, List of civil parishes of Ireland, List of monastic houses in County Kildare, List of National Monuments in County Kildare, Lyons Hill, Oughterard, Saint Bríga, Straffan, The Three Collas.

Adam de Hereford

Adam de Hereford was one of the first generation of Norman colonisers in Ireland.

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Ardclough

Ardclough, officially Ardclogh, is a village and community in the parish of Kill, County Kildare, Ireland.

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Arthur Guinness

Arthur Guinness (Irish: Art Mac Aonasa; b. 28 September 1725 – d. 23 January 1803) was an Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness brewery business and family.

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Castlewarden, County Kildare

Castlewarden is a townland, monastic site and former parish situated between Ardclough and Kill, County Kildare just off the N7 in Ireland.

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Celbridge

Celbridge is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland.

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Daniel O'Connell

Daniel O'Connell (Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), often referred to as The Liberator or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century.

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Derchairthinn

Saint Derchairthinn or Tarcairteann (fl 6th century) is venerated as a prioress and saint of the monastery of Oughter Ard in Ardclough, County Kildare.

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History of County Kildare

County Kildare in the province of Leinster, Ireland, was first defined as a diocese in 1111, shired in 1297 and assumed its present borders in 1836.

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Irish round tower

Irish round towers (Cloigtheach (singular), Cloigthithe (plural) – literally "bell house") are early medieval stone towers of a type found mainly in Ireland, with two in Scotland and one on the Isle of Man.

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Kilbride, County Waterford

Kilbride (Gaelic: Cill Bhride) is a townland within the parish of Tramore in County Waterford, Ireland.

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Kildare North (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Kildare North is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.

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Kilteel

Kilteel is the name of a village, townland and civil parish located in the barony of South Salt, County Kildare, Ireland.

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List of civil parishes of Ireland

Civil parishes in Ireland are based on the medieval Christian parishes, adapted by the English administration and by the Church of Ireland.

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List of monastic houses in County Kildare

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List of National Monuments in County Kildare

The Irish state has officially approved the following List of National Monuments in County Kildare.

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Lyons Hill

Lyons Hill is a restored village, and former parish with church, now part of the community of Ardclough in north County Kildare.

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Oughterard

Oughterard is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland.

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Saint Bríga

Saint Bríga (Brigid, Bridget) (fl. 6th century) is venerated as foundress of the monastery of Oughter Ard in Ardclough County Kildare.

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Straffan

Straffan (variously Teach Srafáin, Strafáin or An Cluanini in Irish) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, situated on the banks of the River Liffey, 25 km upstream of the Irish capital Dublin.

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The Three Collas

The Three Collas were, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the fourth-century sons of Eochaid Doimlén, son of Cairbre Lifechair.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oughter_Ard

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