Maddenstown

Village in Leinster, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maddenstown (Irish: Baile Uí Mhadaín) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, south of The Curragh and east of Kildare town. It is situated in the barony of Offaly West and the parish of Ballysax.

CountryIreland
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
Irish Grid ReferenceN763108
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Maddenstown
Baile Uí Mhadaín (Irish)
Village
Maddenstown is located in Ireland
Maddenstown
Maddenstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°08′33″N 6°51′38″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kildare
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
133
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN763108
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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1926195—    
1936183−6.2%
1946149−18.6%
1951165+10.7%
1966158−4.2%
1971310+96.2%
1981294−5.2%
1986244−17.0%
1991215−11.9%
1996189−12.1%
2002179−5.3%
2006154−14.0%
2011145−5.8%
2016133−8.3%
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Maddenstown is close to the Curragh race course and is a base for stud farms such as Michael Keogh's Ballysax Manor Stud and racehorse trainers Ms F M Crowley, Paul Deegan, JT Gorman, Caroline Hutchinson, Peter Henley and William Mark Roper. It is located close to the village of Cutbush, and had a population of 133 as of the 2016 census.[1]

History

Maddenstown House was home to Captain William Kelly, horse racing enthusiast and patron of prize fighter Dan Donnelly. Ballyfair House was home to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland when races were staged at the Curragh Racecourse. James Touchet, third earl of Castlehaven's house at Maddenstown served as a refuge for "a great number of English protestants that had been robbed by the rebels’ and then helped them find their way to safety".[5]

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