Kilcullen (barony)

Kilcullen (Irish: Cill Chuillinn) is a barony in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland.

Etymology[]

Kilcullen derives its name from the villages of Old Kilcullen and Kilcullen Bridge (Irish Cill Chuillinn, "holly church").

Location[]

Kilcullen barony is found in southeast County Kildare, reaching from Dún Ailinne to the border with County Wicklow.

History[]

Kilcullen barony was part of the ancient lands of the Ó Cuilen (Cullen) sept. These were part of the ancient lands of the (O'Tooles) before the 13th century, retaken in the 14th.^[1]

List of settlements[]

Below is a list of settlements in Kilcullen barony:

• Kilcullen

References[]

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