Staplestown (Irish: Baile an Stáibléaraigh)[1] is a village and townland in north County Kildare, Ireland, located 40 kilometres west of Dublin. The village has a church, a school and is home to St Kevin's GAA. The local national (primary) school is Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School.[2]
The Roman Catholic church in Staplestown is dedicated to St. Benignus. It was built c. 1840,[3] and is one of the oldest churches in the Kildare and Leighlin diocese.[citation needed] The church was built to a 'T-plan' and has three galleries.[4] It was extended in the 1970s.[3]
An old school, built c. 1870, is also on the grounds of the church.[5] This was renovated in 2006 and is used as a town hall. A statue of Christ the King stands opposite the church, on the wall of Scoil Naomh Mhuire. There is also a church in Cooleragh, in Staplestown parish, called Christ the King.[citation needed]
Donadea Forest Park is located in the neighbouring civil parish of Donadea. The forest is managed by the state forestry agency, Coillte.[6]
- ^ "Baile an Stáibléaraigh / Staplestown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Scoil Naomh Mhuire / Staplestown National School". staplestownns.ie. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Saint Benignus's Catholic Church, Staplestown, Kildare". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Staplestown Church". kildare.ie. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Staplestown School (former), Staplestown, Kildare". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Donadea Forest Park". coillte.ie. Coillte. Retrieved 1 April 2021.