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Eadestown
Baile Éide
—  Town  —
Eadestown is located in Ireland
Eadestown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°07′16″N 6°20′39″W / 53.1210°N 6.3441°W / 53.1210; -6.3441Coordinates: 53°07′16″N 6°20′39″W / 53.1210°N 6.3441°W / 53.1210; -6.3441
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Kildare
Population (2002)
 • Urban 183
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference

Eadestown (Irish: Baile Éide) is a small village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is situated on the R410 Regional Road south of Naas, between Naas and Blessington, County Wicklow.

The Church of Immaculate Conception

Eadestown Parish [edit]

The Parish of Eadestown is composed of the civil parishes of Rathmore, Kilteel, Tipper and Haynestown. Its churches are: The Immaculate Conception, Eadestown; St. Laurence O'Toole Kilteel.

In 1995-2004 the parish was run by the popular racing priest Fr. Sean Breen.[1] Breen's "Heavenly syndicate" won £170,000 from one of its horses in 2002-03.[2]

Sport [edit]

Eadestown GAA is based in Eadestown. The team won the Kildare Senior Football Championship in 1970. Punchestown Racecourse is also located in Eadestown and this host many annual meetings, with the highlight being a national hunt festival, usually held in late April.

Pronunciation [edit]

Traditional local families pronounce the name as /ˈeɪdstaʊn/ ("ayds"-town), while many others pronounce it as /ˈiːdstaʊn/ ("eeds"-town).

See also [edit]

Footnotes [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/Kildare-mourns-passing-of-the.4885453.jp
  2. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/racing-why-father-seans-forecasts-could-be-the-answer-to-your-prayers-599966.html

External links [edit]

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