Connell (barony)

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Connell
Connail[1] (Irish)
Map of the baronies of Kildare. Connell is coloured pink, in the centre.
Map of the baronies of Kildare. Connell is coloured pink, in the centre.
Sovereign stateIreland
CountyKildare
Area
  Total
140.77 km2 (54.35 sq mi)

Connell (Irish: Connail), also called Great Connell, is a barony in County Kildare, Ireland.[2]

Connell derives its name from Old Connell (Irish Seancongbhail/Seanchonail, "old settlement"), a site in modern Newbridge where Saint Conleth lived as a hermit until his consecration in AD 490. Later it was the site of Connell Ford, a crossing point on the Liffey, and Great Connell Priory was built on the east bank in 1202.[3]

Location

Connell barony is found in central County Kildare, from the bend of the Liffey to the Hill of Allen.

History

List of settlements

References

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