Derrinturn
Village in County Kildare, Ireland
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Derrinturn (Irish: Doire an tSoirn, meaning 'oak wood of the furnace')[2] is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is part of the parish of Carbury. It is located about 60 km (37 mi) from Dublin.
Derrinturn
Doire an tSoirn | |
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Village | |
The Turn Inn, Derrinturn | |
  Derrinturn Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′23″N 6°56′24″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Area | |
• Total | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,837 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N759266 |
The main road through Derrinturn is the R403 regional road.
The population was 1,837 as of the 2022 census, an increase of 1000% from 1961 when only 183 people lived in the village.[3][1]
Derrinturn has one Roman Catholic church and a primary school St. Conleth's (Naomh Connlaodh).[4]
Derrinturn townland has an area of 132.40 hectares (327.2 acres).[5] It borders the townlands of Ballyhagan to the west, Ballyshannon to the east, Coonagh to the east, Dreenan to the south, Newbury Demesne to the north, and Rathmore to the south.[5]
