Taghadoe in County Kildare in Ireland is the site of an ancient monastic settlement and round tower. The site includes a graveyard and the ruins of a 19th-century church. Taghadoe is situated 3½ km east of Barreen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Straffan and Maynooth.

Straffan

Village

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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. Straffan is situated 6 km southeast of Barreen.

Maynooth

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Maynooth is a town in County Kildare, 30 km west of Dublin. Maigh Nuad means the plain of Nuadha, the mythical king who lost his arm in battle, was fitted with a silver one, then grew back his own.

Clane

Town

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Clane is a town in County Kildare, Ireland, 35.4 km from Dublin. With a population of 8,152 in 2022, it is the ninth largest town in Kildare and the 66th largest in Ireland. Clane is situated 7 km south of Barreen.

Barreen

Type: Locality
Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.35086° or 53° 21′ 3″ north

Longitude

-6.66491° or 6° 39′ 54″ west

Elevation

67 metres (220 feet)

Open location code

9C5M982P+82

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52256892

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3314871

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