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Celbridge
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Also known as Cill Droichid

Celbridge (; ) is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is west of Dublin. Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 and R405 regional roads. As of the 2022 census, Celbridge was the third largest town in County Kildare by population, with 20,601 residents.

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Town
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Celbridge
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The_Mill,_Celbridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1008068.jpg
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The Mill, Celbridge
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Ireland
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right
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Location in Ireland
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Irish Grid Reference
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Country
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Ireland
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Province
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Leinster
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County
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County Kildare
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Metric
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55
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
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20,601

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Elevation
55
Image
The Mill, Celbridge - geograph.org.uk - 1008068.jpg
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Commons category
Celbridge
Irish Grid Reference
N971330
native label
Cill Droichid
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45 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Demographics
  • Churches
  • Education
  • Transport and access
  • Sport and voluntary groups
  • GAA
  • Association football
  • Golf and pitch and putt
  • Athletics
  • Rugby
  • Watersports
  • Other sports
  • Community groups
  • Politics
  • History
  • Origins
  • Parish of Kildrought
  • Town of Kildrought
  • Kildrought to Celbridge
  • Historic buildings and places
  • Celbridge Main Street
  • Temple Mills
  • Templeplace: a vanished settlement
  • Celbridge Mill
  • Brewery
  • Workhouse
  • Former Methodist Hall
  • Other industry
  • Development
  • Housing estates
  • Houses outside the town
  • Castletown House
  • Celbridge Abbey
  • Oakley Park (St Raphael's)
  • Collegiate School (formerly Setanta Hotel, now Celbridge Manor Hotel)
  • St Wolstan's
  • Other houses
  • Castles in the area
  • People
  • Born or resident
  • Lived briefly or were educated in Celbridge
  • See also
  • Notes and references
  • External links

Celbridge (; ) is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is west of Dublin. Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 and R405 regional roads. As of the 2022 census, Celbridge was the third largest town in County Kildare by population, with 20,601 residents.

The town originated in the 13th century, the name Cill Droichid being anglicised to Celbridge after 1714.

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