Eadestown

Eadestown (/ˈeɪdstaʊn, ˈiːd-/; Irish: Baile Éide[1]) is a townland and parish in County Kildare, Ireland. It is situated on the R410 Regional Road south of Naas, between Naas and Blessington, County Wicklow.

Eadestown
Baile Éide
Village
Eadestown village
Eadestown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°12′10″N 6°34′40″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kildare
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Eadestown Parish
The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Eadestown

The Parish of Eadestown is composed of the civil parishes of Rathmore, Kilteel, Tipper and Haynestown. Its churches include the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Eadestown and St. Laurence O'Toole, Kilteel.

In 1995-2004 the parish was run by the "racing" priest Fr. Sean Breen.[2] Breen's "Heavenly syndicate" won €170,000 from one of its horses in 2002-2003.[3]

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.

Sport

Eadestown GAA club is based in Eadestown. The team won the Kildare Senior Football Championship in 1970. The club fields underage teams and also competes in the Kildare Senior Championship.

Punchestown Racecourse 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

See also

References
  1. "Baile Éide/Eadestown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Racing: Why Father Sean's forecasts could be the answer to your". The Independent. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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