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Eadestown (, ; ) is a
townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
and parish in
County Kildare County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local gove ...
,
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. It is situated on the R410 Regional Road south of
Naas Naas ( ; or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In 2022, it had a population of 26,180, making it the largest town in County Kildare (ahead of Newbridge, County Kildare, Newbridge) and the List of urban ar ...
, between Naas and
Blessington Blessington, historically known as Ballycomeen (, from the Irish surname ''Ó Coimín''), is a town on the River Liffey in County Wicklow, Ireland, near the border with County Kildare. It is around 25 km south-west of Dublin, and is situat ...
,
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.


Eadestown Parish

The Parish of Eadestown is composed of the civil parishes of Rathmore,
Kilteel Kilteel () is the name of a village, townland and civil parish located in the barony of South Salt, County Kildare, Ireland. The townland of Kilteel Upper contains the remains of a church with a decorated Romanesque chancel arch, the ruins of ...
, Tipper and Haynestown. Its churches include the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Eadestown and St. Laurence O'Toole,
Kilteel Kilteel () is the name of a village, townland and civil parish located in the barony of South Salt, County Kildare, Ireland. The townland of Kilteel Upper contains the remains of a church with a decorated Romanesque chancel arch, the ruins of ...
. In 1995-2004 the parish was run by the "
racing In sports, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific g ...
" priest Fr. Sean Breen. Breen's "Heavenly syndicate" won €170,000 from one of its horses in 2002-2003. The parish church was altered and renovated by the noted church architect John Joseph Robinson, of Robinson and Keefe Architects for Rev.W. Lockhart P.P. in 1923. He subsequently designed the cathedral of Our Lady and St. Nicholas in Galway.


Tickell Memorial Fountain

A cast-iron fountain in the village, dated 1899, was erected in memory of Captain Thomas Tickell (1817-98) of
Cheltenham Cheltenham () is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the mo ...
in
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by his
County Kildare County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local gove ...
tenantry. It was cast by Tonge and Taggart (established 1869) of Dublin to designs by
John Joseph O'Callaghan John Joseph O'Callaghan (1838 – 2 November 1905) was an Irish architect who designed buildings in both England and Ireland. Life O'Callaghan was born in County Cork, Ireland. After training in Cork he came to Dublin to join the practice o ...
(c.1838-1905) of Nassau Street, Dublin. The fountain was designed for drinking at three levels with the lion-head spouts for humans, the circular trough for horses and the quarter-circle dishes at ground level for hounds. The fountain is now disused.


Sport

Eadestown GAA Eadestown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in County Kildare, Ireland based in the smallest parish in the diocese of Dublin. Previously, Ballymore Eustace and Eadestown combined for minor purposes under the name Oliver Plunkett's. ...
club is based in Eadestown. The team won the
Kildare Senior Football Championship The Kildare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Kildare GAA between the top clubs in County Kildare, Ireland. The winners of the Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior ...
in 1970. The club fields underage teams and also competes in the Kildare Senior Championship.
Punchestown Racecourse Punchestown Racecourse is located in the parish of Eadestown, between the R410 and R411 Regional road (Ireland), regional roads near Naas, County Kildare, in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is known as the home of Irish Jumps Racing and plays ...
is also located in Eadestown and this hosts many annual meetings, including the national hunt festival, which is usually held in late April.


Notable people

*
Tadhg Beirne Tadhg Gerard Beirne (; born 8 January 1992) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Munster, where he is the club captain, and the Ireland national team. Club career Leinster Beirne graduated thro ...
, international rugby union player for the Irish national team * Jimmy O'Brien, international rugby union player for the Irish national team * Diarmuid Kilgallen, rugby player with
Munster Rugby Munster Rugby () is one of the professional provincial rugby union, rugby teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union, ...
* Rowan Osborne, rugby player who formerly played for Leinster and Munster * Larry Tompkins, former
Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
manager and player


See also

* List of towns and villages in Ireland


References

{{County Kildare Towns and villages in County Kildare