Straffan
Straffan is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the River Liffey, 25 km upstream of the Irish capital Dublin. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of 1,158, an over three-fold increase since the 2002 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Patrick’s Church, Straffan and Steam Museum, Straffan.
St. Patrick’s Church, Straffan
Ruins
Saint Patrick's Church, also called Old Straffan Church, is a ruined medieval church in Straffan, Ireland.
Steam Museum, Straffan
Museum
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The Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden is a steam museum and tourist destination in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland.
Barberstown Castle
Castle
Photo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barberstown Castle is a structure originally built in 1288 in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, 25 km west of Dublin. It has been operating as a hotel since 1971 and is surrounded by 20 acres of gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardclough and Lyons Demesne.
Ardclough
Village
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Ardclough, officially Ardclogh, is a village and community in the parish of Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. It is two miles off the N7 national primary road. Ardclough is situated 3 km southeast of Straffan.
Lyons Demesne
Locality
Lyons Demesne, also Lyons Estate, is a country house and estate in Lyons Hill, County Kildare, Ireland. It is located near Newcastle Demesne and Celbridge, to the northeast of Tipperstown, 24.8 kilometres west of the city centre of Dublin. Lyons Demesne is situated 4½ km east of Straffan.
Celbridge
Town
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Celbridge is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 23 km 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. Celbridge is situated 5 km northeast of Straffan.
Straffan
- Type: Village with 635 residents
- Description: town in Leinster, Ireland
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.31251° or 53° 18′ 45″ northLongitude
-6.60824° or 6° 36′ 30″ westPopulation
635Elevation
71 metres (233 feet)United Nations Location Code
IE STFOpen location code
9C5M897R+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 52263024OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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