Newbridge, County Kildare

Chapters: Christy Moore, Kathleen Lonsdale, Moorefield Gaa, Sarsfields Gaa, Luka Bloom, Newbridge College, Patrician Secondary School, Great Connell Priory, Newbridge Silverware, Whitewater Shopping Centre. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Newbridge, County Kildare - The Irish language name of the town is the official name, "An Droichead Nua," meaning simply "The New Bridge" and was introduced in the 1930s. Noble and Keenan's map of Kildare 1752, drawn before the town was started, marks 'The New Bridge'. Settlement in the area dates from the 13th century (with the foundation of Great Connell Abbey in 1202) and the current town is made up of six ancient parishes and portions of others. The parishes are Ballymany, Great Connell, Killashee, Morristown Billar, Old Connell, and Carnalway. Great Connell Priory was an important Priory, founded in 1202 by the Augustinian Canons. This and other sites are a reminder that Newbridge was an early Christian settlement. The 1752 map of Kildare by Noble and Keenan shows "The New Bridge" over the River Liffey. The origin of the modern town lies in the establishment of Cavalry Barracks in 1818 at this bridge in the townland of Great Connell. This barracks originally extended from the River Liffey to Cutlery Road, and from Main Street to Military Road, however little of the barracks remains today except the old walls and gateways which can be found on the Athgarvan Road, and to a lesser degree on Cutlery Road. The "Watering Gates" located at the entrance to the Town Park was also constructed as part of the original Barrack building. The town expanded rapidly after the Curragh Camp was founded nearby in 1855. The town is located on the banks of the River Liffey, which provides a range of natural amenities. Upriver are A...http: //booksllc.net/?id=996633