271:
279:
287:
221:
25:
302:, who in turn sold it to the State. There are many historical features including the remains of the castle, walled gardens, church, tower, ice house, boat house and Lime Tree Avenue. There is also a 2.3 ha (5.7 acres) lake with ducks and other birds and a wonderful display of water-lilies in the summer. Walled streams form part of the drainage of the park.
207:
was built on or close to the present castle. This structure was the first of many castles on the site throughout the Middle Ages. In 1558 the Aylmer family acquired the manor. In 1581, Gerald Aylmer commenced a new tower in
Donadea which was not completed until 1624. It is now the oldest part of the
232:
records St
Patrick’s visit to Dunmurraghill in 455, where he marked out the foundations for a religious settlement. The St. Peter’s site was laid out at the same time. The earliest churches were wooden in construction. The Danes destroyed Dunmurraghill in 832. The church at the St. Peter’s site was
305:
There are many different walks through the forest, including the 5 km Aylmer loop, the lake walk (wheelchair accessible) and a nature trail with stops. A small café serves light refreshments and is open year round. The park is a designated
National Heritage Area.
158:
in the parish. There are no large centres of population in the parish. Donadea is noted for its public forest park which is one of the most popular outdoor venues in county
Kildare. The nearest villages are
298:. The Park comprises approximately 2.43 km (600 acres) of mixed woodland. It was part of the old Aylmer family estate. The last of the Aylmers, Miss Caroline died in 1935 leaving the property to the
241:, Sir Gerald Aylmer, rebuilt the church. The Ecclesiastical Report of 1809 stated that: "the Church was in a tottering state but neat and clean.". It is now part of the Clane Union of Parishes. In the
309:
There is a "9/11" Memorial at
Donadea. The memorial was inspired by the memory of Sean Tallon, a young fire fighter, whose family had emigrated from Donadea in the early 20th century.
187:
The following are the townlands: Cooltrim North, Cooltrim South, Donadea, Donadea
Demesne, Kilmurry, Kilnamoragh North, and Kilnamoragh South, Gilltown
431:
390:
246:
426:
362:
89:
108:
61:
68:
46:
167:(7 km distant). The parish name is derived from a church, traditionally said to have been founded by
75:
259:
164:
135:
57:
411:
234:
42:
233:
rebuilt by the
Normans. In 1550 the Aylmer family of Lyons acquired the Manor of Donadea from the
35:
143:
250:
8:
151:
299:
172:
82:
208:
Castle. In 1626, he repaired the medieval church. Gerald was ennobled as the first
139:
366:
242:
238:
209:
229:
147:
127:
420:
168:
359:
378:
204:
200:
160:
339:
270:
245:, the territory is part of the parish of "Clane and Rathcoffey" in the
278:
406:
286:
220:
24:
294:
Donadea Forest Park was opened in 1981 and is currently managed by
155:
325:
295:
196:
176:
253:
while the Church of the Sacred Heart is located in
Rathcoffey.
249:. The Church of St Patrick and St Brigidin is located in
199:
came to
Donadea in the 12th century and established a
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
328:- civil parish of Donadea. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
418:
247:Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
175:, St Peter's, still exists within the Donadea
413:Sean Tallon Fallen Firefighters Roll of Honor
282:Aylmer Walk, Donadea Forest Park, June 2014
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
285:
277:
269:
219:
215:
274:Tower of Donadea Castle, built in 1624.
16:Civil parish in County Kildare, Ireland
419:
337:
432:Tourist attractions in County Kildare
171:. A small 17th-century church of the
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
338:Cullen, Seamus (20 February 2009).
224:St Peter's Church, Donadea demense.
13:
262:, vicar of the Church of Ireland.
14:
443:
400:
427:Civil parishes of County Kildare
340:"The History of Donadea Demesne"
23:
34:needs additional citations for
384:
372:
353:
331:
326:Placenames Database of Ireland
319:
265:
1:
312:
182:
7:
10:
448:
190:
365:1 September 2014 at the
163:(4 km distant) and
369:- Donadea parish church
360:Clane Union of Parishes
291:
283:
275:
257:* Further information:
225:
144:Ikeathy and Oughterany
131:
393:- Donadea Forest Park
289:
281:
273:
223:
216:Ecclesiastical parish
408:Donadea Running Club
237:. In 1626 the first
43:improve this article
381:- official website
292:
284:
276:
226:
154:. There are seven
300:Church of Ireland
260:William Pilsworth
173:Church of Ireland
119:
118:
111:
93:
439:
394:
388:
382:
376:
370:
357:
351:
350:
348:
346:
335:
329:
323:
146:in the north of
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
447:
446:
442:
441:
440:
438:
437:
436:
417:
416:
403:
398:
397:
389:
385:
377:
373:
367:Wayback Machine
358:
354:
344:
342:
336:
332:
324:
320:
315:
268:
243:Catholic Church
235:Earls of Ormond
218:
193:
185:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
445:
435:
434:
429:
415:
414:
409:
402:
401:External links
399:
396:
395:
383:
371:
352:
330:
317:
316:
314:
311:
290:Donadea Castle
267:
264:
239:Aylmer baronet
230:Book of Armagh
217:
214:
192:
189:
184:
181:
148:County Kildare
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
444:
433:
430:
428:
425:
424:
422:
412:
410:
407:
405:
404:
392:
387:
380:
375:
368:
364:
361:
356:
341:
334:
327:
322:
318:
310:
307:
303:
301:
297:
288:
280:
272:
263:
261:
258:
254:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
231:
222:
213:
211:
206:
202:
198:
188:
180:
178:
174:
170:
169:Saint Patrick
166:
162:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
132:Domhnach Dheá
129:
125:
121:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
386:
379:Clane parish
374:
355:
343:. Retrieved
333:
321:
308:
304:
293:
256:
255:
227:
212:of Donadea.
194:
186:
136:civil parish
123:
122:
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
345:11 December
266:Forest Park
205:manor house
161:Staplestown
421:Categories
313:References
165:Prosperous
69:newspapers
183:Townlands
156:townlands
99:June 2014
58:"Donadea"
363:Archived
296:Coillte
210:Baronet
197:Normans
191:Demense
177:demesne
152:Ireland
138:in the
134:) is a
124:Donadea
83:scholar
391:Coilte
203:. The
140:barony
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
251:Clane
201:manor
128:Irish
90:JSTOR
76:books
347:2021
228:The
195:The
62:news
142:of
45:by
423::
179:.
150:,
130::
349:.
126:(
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
