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Pop. Naas ( / neɪs / NAYSS; Irish: Nás na Ríogh or an Nás [ən̪ˠ ˈn̪ˠaːsˠ]) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2022, it had a population of 26,180, making it the largest town in County Kildare (ahead of Newbridge) and the fourteenth-largest urban center in Ireland. [ 2]
Currys. Currys (branded as Currys PC World between 2010 and 2021) is a British electrical retailer and aftercare service provider operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, specialising in white goods, consumer electronics, computers and mobile phones. Established as a bicycle retailer in 1927, Currys expanded the range of goods sold and from ...
St. David ’s Castle, sometimes called King John ’s Castle, dates from the early Hiberno-Norman era, perhaps as early as 1200. John visited Naas in 1206. He visited again in 1210, when he held a form of Parliament in the town. About this time County Kildare became a separate county. The name derives from Saint David, patron saint of Wales ...
St David's Church was built on the site of an earlier Celtic Christian church dedicated to Saint Corban or St Patrick. Following the Norman conquest of Ireland (1169–75), William Fitzmaurice and the Cambro-Norman barons who settled in the Naas area rebuilt the church and dedicated it Saint David, patron saint of Wales.
Jigginstown Castle. / 53.2139; -6.6822. Jigginstown Castle is a ruined 17th-century house [5] and National Monument near Naas, County Kildare, Ireland. It was constructed in the late 1630s when Ireland was under the reign of Charles I (1625–1649). [6] At the time it was one of the largest buildings in Ireland, and the first to be constructed ...
Woodlands Stakes. The Woodlands Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Naas over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April. The race was first run in 2003.
Fishery Lane Hurdle. The Fishery Lane Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years. It is run at Naas over a distance of about 2 miles (3,218 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November. The race was first run in 2006, was awarded Listed status in 2007, then raised to ...
Reynolds was a farmer from Johnstown near Naas in County Kildare. Described by Madden as "a great man of muscular strength and activity, of a short stature and dark complexion and somewhat celebrated in the country for his horsemanship." [1] At some point before 1798 Reynolds joined the United Irishmen, a secret society whose aim was to ...