Coill Dubh
Coill Dubh | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Coill Dubh Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′32″N 6°49′03″W / 53.29236°N 6.81752°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 693 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 645 | — |
| 1966 | 786 | +21.9% |
| 1971 | 920 | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 876 | −4.8% |
| 1986 | 772 | −11.9% |
| 1991 | 693 | −10.2% |
| 1996 | 682 | −1.6% |
| 2002 | 592 | −13.2% |
| 2006 | 684 | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 693 | +1.3% |
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Coill Dubh (Irish pronunciation: [kəilʲ d̪ˠʊw] or [kəilʲ d̪ˠʊv]) is a town in Ireland in northern County Kildare, at the junction of the R403 and R408 regional roads, about 40 km (25 mi) from Dublin. Its population of 684 (2006 Census[2]) represents an increase of 15.5pc on the 2002 census.
The village is home to one of the strongest hurling clubs in County Kildare.
History
The town was established in 1952 on the townland of Blackwood ("Coill Dubh" is an Irish translation), just off the R403 between Prosperous, County Kildare and Timahoe, County Kildare to accommodate workers on the Bord na Mona works supplying a peat fired power station in Allenwood. It replaced earlier temporary workers camps at Killinthomas, County Kildare, Mucklon, County Kildare and Timahoe, County Kildare, with 160 houses and 4 shops.
- Peat Sod*
Bibliography
- Timahoe Historical Society: ‘Historical Paths Revisited’ with contributions by Owen Denneny, Liam Egan, Patience Pollard, Ted Creavin, Liam Holton, Paddy Byrne, Andy Flaherty, Aileen Saunders and John Clohessy.
External links
- Coill Dubh library
- Newspaper report on reunion to mark the origins of Coill Dubh
- Kildare website with Coill Dubh news each month (separate search required)
- Coill Dubh Association Football
- Coill Dubh Credit Union
