Kildare

//kɪlˈdɛɹ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A county of Ireland.
  2. 2
    A town in County Kildare (Irish grid ref N 7212).

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"Saint Brigid of Kildare founded a Celtic monastery in Ireland, presiding over both nuns and monks as its abbess."

Etymology

From Irish Cill Dara, from Old Irish Cell Daro (literally “Church of the Oak”).

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republic of ireland

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