Coill Dubh

Coill Dubh
—  Town  —
Coill Dubh Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°17′32″N 6°49′03″W / 53.29236°N 6.81752°W / 53.29236; -6.81752Coordinates: 53°17′32″N 6°49′03″W / 53.29236°N 6.81752°W / 53.29236; -6.81752
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kildare
Population (2006)
- Urban	684
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1961	645	—
1966	786	+21.9%
1971	920	+17.0%
1981	876	−4.8%
1986	772	−11.9%
1991	693	−10.2%
1996	682	−1.6%
2002	592	−13.2%
2006	684	+15.5%
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Coill Dubh (English: Blackwood) is a town in Ireland in northern County Kildare, at the junction of the R403 and R408 regional roads, about 40 km (25 mi) from Dublin. Its population of 684 (2006 Census^[2]) represents an increase of 15.5pc on the 2002 census.

The village is home to one of the strongest hurling clubs in County Kildare.

History

The town was established in 1956 on the townland of Blackwood, just off the R403 between Prosperous, County Kildare and Timahoe, County Kildare to accommodate workers on the Bord na Mona works supplying a peat fired power station in Allenwood. It replaced earlier temporary workers camps at Killinthomas, County Kildare, Mucklon, County Kildare and Timahoe, County Kildare.

Habitat

The cutover area of Timahoe Bog which formerly supplied sod peat to Allenwood power station has been allowed to recolonise naturally for 20 years. It has become a focal point for naturalists and academics.

Bibliography

• Timahoe Historical Society: ‘Historical Paths Revisited’ with contributions by Owen Denneny, Liam Egan, Patience Pollard, Ted Creavin, Liam Holton, Paddy Byrne, Andy Flaherty, Aileen Saunders and John Clohessy.

External links

• Coill Dubh library
• Newspaper report on reunion to mark the origins of Coill Dubh
• Kildare website with Coill Dubh news each month (separate search required)

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. ^ http://www.cso.ie/census and www.histpop.org.
2. ^ Central Statistics Office Ireland, Census 2006, Table 5 – Population of Towns ordered by county and size.