Leixlip
Sign in to savethumb|290px|Map of Leixlip (from OpenStreetMap) Leixlip ( or ; , ) is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with County Dublin. Leixlip was also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Salt North.
Key facts
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- Town
- Settlement.name
- Leixlip
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
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- Crest of leixlip.png
- Settlement.motto
- Léim ar Aghaidh "Leap Ahead"
- Settlement.image_skyline
- The Wonderful Barn - May 2011.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip
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- Ireland
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- 1
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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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- Kildare
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Leixlip
- Population
- 15504
- Elevation
- 46
- Official website
- www.kildareheritage.com/towns/leixlip
- Image
- Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland.jpg
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- Commons category
- Leixlip
- Irish Grid Reference
- O003360
- native label
- Léim an Bhradáin
- postal code
- W23
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Article
32 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Politics
- Transport
- Bus
- Rail
- Air
- Local attractions
- Leixlip Castle
- Castletown House & The Wonderful Barn
- St. Catherine's Priory
- Confey Castle
- Leixlip Spa
- Salmon Leap
- Religion
- Education and library
- Festival
- Industry
- Notable people
- Sports
- Athletics
- Canoeing
- Gaelic games
- Soccer
- Rugby
- Basketball
- Other sports
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|290px|Map of Leixlip (from OpenStreetMap) Leixlip ( or ; , ) is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with County Dublin. Leixlip was also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Salt North.
As of 2022, the population of the town was 16,733. It is the fifth largest town in Kildare, and the 30th largest in Ireland.
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