Kildare (Irish:Cill Dara, meaning "church of the oak") is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. Its population of 8,412 (2011 Census) makes it the eighth largest town in County Kildare and the 55th largest in the state, with a growth rate of 8% since the 2006 census. Although Kildare gives its name to the county, Naas is the county town. The town lies on the R445, some 50km (31mi) west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional centre in its own right, a commuter town for the capital.
History
Founding by Saint Brigid
Rich in heritage and history, Kildare Town dates from the 5th Century, when it was the site of the original 'Church of the Oak' and monastery founded by Saint Brigid. This became one of the three most important Christian foundations in Celtic Ireland.
It was said that Brigid's mother was a Christian and that Brigid was reared in her father's family, that is with the children of his lawful wife. From her mother, Brigid learned dairying and the care of the cattle, and these were her occupations after she made a vow to live a life of holy chastity. Both Saint Mel of Ardagh and Bishop Mac Caille have been credited with the consecration of Brigid and some companions, after which the woman established a community beneath an oak tree, on a hill on the edge of the Curragh. Hence the name Cill Dara, the church of the oak.
A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Kildare.
Members of Parliament
Elections
References
The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 137 Avenue, on the west by 82 Street, on the north by 144 Avenue and on the east by 66 Street.
St. Michaels Cemetery is located in the south west corner of the neighbourhood.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Kildare had a population of 7003276300000000000♠2,763 living in 7003120900000000000♠1,209 dwellings, a -4.3% change from its 2009 population of 7003288600000000000♠2,886. With a land area of 1.19km2 (0.46sqmi), it had a population density of 7003232180000000000♠2,321.8 people/km2 in 2012.
Residential development
According to the 2001 federal census, most of the residential development in Kindare occurred during the 1960s and 1970s. Just under half (48.9%) of all residences were constructed during the 1960s and three out of every ten (29.3%) were built during the 1970s. One in five residences (17.5%) were built during the 1980s. Residential development of the neighbourhood was substantially complete by 1990.
Royal Lady, O Saint Brigid | A New Hymn for Brigid 1500
2024 marks the 1500th anniversary of the death of St Brigid, patroness of Ireland and founder of the great monastery of Kildare. Her life is the subject of some of the oldest works written in Ireland, and she has inspired countless generations ever since.
As our contribution to the celebration of this great anniversary, we have recorded a hymn in her honour, written by Fr Fergus Ryan OP (Newbridge), and sung by a gathering of choirs from Co. Kildare.
Complete Lyrics
1. Royal lady, O Saint Brigid,
Loyal servant, Christ’s betrothed,
As we seek your intercession
Lead us on God’s Royal Road.
Single-minded, consecrated,
seeking the monastic veil,
God responded to your pleading,
A blank page for your life’s tale.
2. Seeking to establish cloister,
in what would be called Kildare,
y...
published: 01 Feb 2024
Kildare and Newbridge CofI - 3 October 2021
A short reflection for Trinity 18. Jesus welcomes the children from Mark 10:13-16. Jesus' encouragement to welcome children and young families.
published: 03 Oct 2021
Hand Bells Ringers - Lily of Kildare, c. 1905
Lily of Kildare (Unknown composer) – Hand Bells, Zonophone c.1903-5 (UK product)
NOTE: This side belongs to one of the sweetest records in my collection. This ancient single-sided Zonophone contains an old Irish tune played by hand bells ringers (or one bell ringer?). I play it when I am weary, angry, to hear again this sunny & happy hand bells’ jingling. It always puts me in a better mood and makes think, how much better could be our world, if each of us started our day with this lttle bells' tune… Additional charm of this recording is those Hand Balls ringers' outstanding name: in Europe in the 19th Century, during the peak of these bands' popularity, they were called "the campologians”.
published: 11 Dec 2019
O Savior of Sinners
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published: 21 Jan 2019
Morning Prayer Epiphany Season, Tuesday, 1 February 2022: Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525
published: 01 Feb 2022
Daniel O'Donnell - How Great Thou Art [Live at the NEC, Killarney, Ireland, 2001]
Classic performance from 'The Daniel O'Donnell Show' video
published: 07 Feb 2022
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published: 28 May 2023
Kildare and Newbridge CofI - 18 April 2021
A short service for the third Sunday of Easter. 'Keep going - Living in the now but not yet.' The reading is 1 John 2:28-3:7 and the hymn is 'Be still for the presence of the Lord, the holy one is here.'
published: 18 Apr 2021
This kid is so funny at the church 😂😂😂
published: 05 Sep 2022
Kildare and Newbridge CofI - 25 July 2021
A short reflection on Nehemiah 9. Reality dawns but God is good.
2024 marks the 1500th anniversary of the death of St Brigid, patroness of Ireland and founder of the great monastery of Kildare. Her life is the subject of some...
2024 marks the 1500th anniversary of the death of St Brigid, patroness of Ireland and founder of the great monastery of Kildare. Her life is the subject of some of the oldest works written in Ireland, and she has inspired countless generations ever since.
As our contribution to the celebration of this great anniversary, we have recorded a hymn in her honour, written by Fr Fergus Ryan OP (Newbridge), and sung by a gathering of choirs from Co. Kildare.
Complete Lyrics
1. Royal lady, O Saint Brigid,
Loyal servant, Christ’s betrothed,
As we seek your intercession
Lead us on God’s Royal Road.
Single-minded, consecrated,
seeking the monastic veil,
God responded to your pleading,
A blank page for your life’s tale.
2. Seeking to establish cloister,
in what would be called Kildare,
you convinced a chieftain king to
give you land for God’s work there.
Comforting another local,
telling him of Christ’s renown,
showed him value in his suff’ring,
Share the Saviour’s vict’ry crown!
3. Cross of rushes, bent and twisted,
from beneath the people’s feet,
now it is your symbol ever
recognised where Christians meet.
But it was to Christ you pointed
and that person was baptised,
joining Christ in heav’n forever,
gives a hope beyond the skies.
4. Brothers, sisters, Christian people,
seeking Christ, their Lord and Friend,
Make us bold and forward thinking
and let Heaven be our end.
Christ alone is our Redeemer,
you our sister and our guide.
May we sing God’s praises sweetly.
Lady, bring us by your side.
5. Glory be to God the Father;
Glory be to God the Son –
Word made flesh who lived among us,
Died and rose that we’d be won;
Holy Spirit, Divine Person,
Fire of strength and Lord of love,
hear Saint Brigid’s pleading for us
that in heaven we’ll be one.
(Fergus Ryan OP)
#brigid1500 #celticchristianity #music #hymn #ireland #irish #saints #kildare
Acknowledgments: We are grateful to members of the following choirs who sang in this recording: Ballyfin church choir; Carmelite church choir, Kildare; Kildare parish church choir; Newbridge's Cill Mhuire adult choir; In Caelo parish choir, Newbridge; choristers from Caragh; Lorraine Nolan's The Liffey Choir (Dominican church); Newbridge Chamber Choir (Dominican church); Aquinas singers; Naas Hospital Choir; Metanoia on Mondays (Kilcullen). Line leaders were: Lorraine Nolan of The Liffey Choir (Dominican church), Adrienne Donnelly (Cill Mhuire, Newbridge), Colm Somers (Newbridge Chamber Choir). The conductor was Lorraine Nolan, and the organist was Fr Fergus Ryan OP. The lyrics were composed by Fr Fergus Ryan OP, and are sung to the public domain hymn tune, 'Nettleton'.
Shot and edited by: Patrick Grant (linktr.ee/patrickgrant).
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2024 marks the 1500th anniversary of the death of St Brigid, patroness of Ireland and founder of the great monastery of Kildare. Her life is the subject of some of the oldest works written in Ireland, and she has inspired countless generations ever since.
As our contribution to the celebration of this great anniversary, we have recorded a hymn in her honour, written by Fr Fergus Ryan OP (Newbridge), and sung by a gathering of choirs from Co. Kildare.
Complete Lyrics
1. Royal lady, O Saint Brigid,
Loyal servant, Christ’s betrothed,
As we seek your intercession
Lead us on God’s Royal Road.
Single-minded, consecrated,
seeking the monastic veil,
God responded to your pleading,
A blank page for your life’s tale.
2. Seeking to establish cloister,
in what would be called Kildare,
you convinced a chieftain king to
give you land for God’s work there.
Comforting another local,
telling him of Christ’s renown,
showed him value in his suff’ring,
Share the Saviour’s vict’ry crown!
3. Cross of rushes, bent and twisted,
from beneath the people’s feet,
now it is your symbol ever
recognised where Christians meet.
But it was to Christ you pointed
and that person was baptised,
joining Christ in heav’n forever,
gives a hope beyond the skies.
4. Brothers, sisters, Christian people,
seeking Christ, their Lord and Friend,
Make us bold and forward thinking
and let Heaven be our end.
Christ alone is our Redeemer,
you our sister and our guide.
May we sing God’s praises sweetly.
Lady, bring us by your side.
5. Glory be to God the Father;
Glory be to God the Son –
Word made flesh who lived among us,
Died and rose that we’d be won;
Holy Spirit, Divine Person,
Fire of strength and Lord of love,
hear Saint Brigid’s pleading for us
that in heaven we’ll be one.
(Fergus Ryan OP)
#brigid1500 #celticchristianity #music #hymn #ireland #irish #saints #kildare
Acknowledgments: We are grateful to members of the following choirs who sang in this recording: Ballyfin church choir; Carmelite church choir, Kildare; Kildare parish church choir; Newbridge's Cill Mhuire adult choir; In Caelo parish choir, Newbridge; choristers from Caragh; Lorraine Nolan's The Liffey Choir (Dominican church); Newbridge Chamber Choir (Dominican church); Aquinas singers; Naas Hospital Choir; Metanoia on Mondays (Kilcullen). Line leaders were: Lorraine Nolan of The Liffey Choir (Dominican church), Adrienne Donnelly (Cill Mhuire, Newbridge), Colm Somers (Newbridge Chamber Choir). The conductor was Lorraine Nolan, and the organist was Fr Fergus Ryan OP. The lyrics were composed by Fr Fergus Ryan OP, and are sung to the public domain hymn tune, 'Nettleton'.
Shot and edited by: Patrick Grant (linktr.ee/patrickgrant).
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Lily of Kildare (Unknown composer) – Hand Bells, Zonophone c.1903-5 (UK product)
NOTE: This side belongs to one of the sweetest records in my collection. This ...
Lily of Kildare (Unknown composer) – Hand Bells, Zonophone c.1903-5 (UK product)
NOTE: This side belongs to one of the sweetest records in my collection. This ancient single-sided Zonophone contains an old Irish tune played by hand bells ringers (or one bell ringer?). I play it when I am weary, angry, to hear again this sunny & happy hand bells’ jingling. It always puts me in a better mood and makes think, how much better could be our world, if each of us started our day with this lttle bells' tune… Additional charm of this recording is those Hand Balls ringers' outstanding name: in Europe in the 19th Century, during the peak of these bands' popularity, they were called "the campologians”.
Lily of Kildare (Unknown composer) – Hand Bells, Zonophone c.1903-5 (UK product)
NOTE: This side belongs to one of the sweetest records in my collection. This ancient single-sided Zonophone contains an old Irish tune played by hand bells ringers (or one bell ringer?). I play it when I am weary, angry, to hear again this sunny & happy hand bells’ jingling. It always puts me in a better mood and makes think, how much better could be our world, if each of us started our day with this lttle bells' tune… Additional charm of this recording is those Hand Balls ringers' outstanding name: in Europe in the 19th Century, during the peak of these bands' popularity, they were called "the campologians”.
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
O Savior of Sinners · Coffey Ministries
Sing My Soul: Celtic Songs for the Journey
℗ 2019 Coffey Ministries
Released on: 2019-...
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
O Savior of Sinners · Coffey Ministries
Sing My Soul: Celtic Songs for the Journey
℗ 2019 Coffey Ministries
Released on: 2019-01-07
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
O Savior of Sinners · Coffey Ministries
Sing My Soul: Celtic Songs for the Journey
℗ 2019 Coffey Ministries
Released on: 2019-01-07
Auto-generated by YouTube.
A short service for the third Sunday of Easter. 'Keep going - Living in the now but not yet.' The reading is 1 John 2:28-3:7 and the hymn is 'Be still for the p...
A short service for the third Sunday of Easter. 'Keep going - Living in the now but not yet.' The reading is 1 John 2:28-3:7 and the hymn is 'Be still for the presence of the Lord, the holy one is here.'
A short service for the third Sunday of Easter. 'Keep going - Living in the now but not yet.' The reading is 1 John 2:28-3:7 and the hymn is 'Be still for the presence of the Lord, the holy one is here.'
2024 marks the 1500th anniversary of the death of St Brigid, patroness of Ireland and founder of the great monastery of Kildare. Her life is the subject of some of the oldest works written in Ireland, and she has inspired countless generations ever since.
As our contribution to the celebration of this great anniversary, we have recorded a hymn in her honour, written by Fr Fergus Ryan OP (Newbridge), and sung by a gathering of choirs from Co. Kildare.
Complete Lyrics
1. Royal lady, O Saint Brigid,
Loyal servant, Christ’s betrothed,
As we seek your intercession
Lead us on God’s Royal Road.
Single-minded, consecrated,
seeking the monastic veil,
God responded to your pleading,
A blank page for your life’s tale.
2. Seeking to establish cloister,
in what would be called Kildare,
you convinced a chieftain king to
give you land for God’s work there.
Comforting another local,
telling him of Christ’s renown,
showed him value in his suff’ring,
Share the Saviour’s vict’ry crown!
3. Cross of rushes, bent and twisted,
from beneath the people’s feet,
now it is your symbol ever
recognised where Christians meet.
But it was to Christ you pointed
and that person was baptised,
joining Christ in heav’n forever,
gives a hope beyond the skies.
4. Brothers, sisters, Christian people,
seeking Christ, their Lord and Friend,
Make us bold and forward thinking
and let Heaven be our end.
Christ alone is our Redeemer,
you our sister and our guide.
May we sing God’s praises sweetly.
Lady, bring us by your side.
5. Glory be to God the Father;
Glory be to God the Son –
Word made flesh who lived among us,
Died and rose that we’d be won;
Holy Spirit, Divine Person,
Fire of strength and Lord of love,
hear Saint Brigid’s pleading for us
that in heaven we’ll be one.
(Fergus Ryan OP)
#brigid1500 #celticchristianity #music #hymn #ireland #irish #saints #kildare
Acknowledgments: We are grateful to members of the following choirs who sang in this recording: Ballyfin church choir; Carmelite church choir, Kildare; Kildare parish church choir; Newbridge's Cill Mhuire adult choir; In Caelo parish choir, Newbridge; choristers from Caragh; Lorraine Nolan's The Liffey Choir (Dominican church); Newbridge Chamber Choir (Dominican church); Aquinas singers; Naas Hospital Choir; Metanoia on Mondays (Kilcullen). Line leaders were: Lorraine Nolan of The Liffey Choir (Dominican church), Adrienne Donnelly (Cill Mhuire, Newbridge), Colm Somers (Newbridge Chamber Choir). The conductor was Lorraine Nolan, and the organist was Fr Fergus Ryan OP. The lyrics were composed by Fr Fergus Ryan OP, and are sung to the public domain hymn tune, 'Nettleton'.
Shot and edited by: Patrick Grant (linktr.ee/patrickgrant).
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Lily of Kildare (Unknown composer) – Hand Bells, Zonophone c.1903-5 (UK product)
NOTE: This side belongs to one of the sweetest records in my collection. This ancient single-sided Zonophone contains an old Irish tune played by hand bells ringers (or one bell ringer?). I play it when I am weary, angry, to hear again this sunny & happy hand bells’ jingling. It always puts me in a better mood and makes think, how much better could be our world, if each of us started our day with this lttle bells' tune… Additional charm of this recording is those Hand Balls ringers' outstanding name: in Europe in the 19th Century, during the peak of these bands' popularity, they were called "the campologians”.
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
O Savior of Sinners · Coffey Ministries
Sing My Soul: Celtic Songs for the Journey
℗ 2019 Coffey Ministries
Released on: 2019-01-07
Auto-generated by YouTube.
A short service for the third Sunday of Easter. 'Keep going - Living in the now but not yet.' The reading is 1 John 2:28-3:7 and the hymn is 'Be still for the presence of the Lord, the holy one is here.'
Kildare (Irish:Cill Dara, meaning "church of the oak") is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. Its population of 8,412 (2011 Census) makes it the eighth largest town in County Kildare and the 55th largest in the state, with a growth rate of 8% since the 2006 census. Although Kildare gives its name to the county, Naas is the county town. The town lies on the R445, some 50km (31mi) west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional centre in its own right, a commuter town for the capital.
History
Founding by Saint Brigid
Rich in heritage and history, Kildare Town dates from the 5th Century, when it was the site of the original 'Church of the Oak' and monastery founded by Saint Brigid. This became one of the three most important Christian foundations in Celtic Ireland.
It was said that Brigid's mother was a Christian and that Brigid was reared in her father's family, that is with the children of his lawful wife. From her mother, Brigid learned dairying and the care of the cattle, and these were her occupations after she made a vow to live a life of holy chastity. Both Saint Mel of Ardagh and Bishop Mac Caille have been credited with the consecration of Brigid and some companions, after which the woman established a community beneath an oak tree, on a hill on the edge of the Curragh. Hence the name Cill Dara, the church of the oak.