Leixlip

Leixlip
Irish: Léim an Bhradáin
Town
The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip
The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip
Coat of arms of Leixlip
Motto(s): 
Léim ar Aghaidh
"Leap Ahead"
Leixlip is located in Ireland
Leixlip
Leixlip
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°21′51″N 6°29′17″W / 53.36427°N 6.48807°W / 53.36427; -6.48807
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyKildare
Local authorityKildare County Council
Dáil constituencyKildare North
European ParliamentDublin
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 • Urban
16,733
DemonymLeixlipian[2]
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode
W23
Telephone area code01
Irish Grid ReferenceO003360
Websitekildare.ie/leixlip/
Map of Leixlip (from OpenStreetMap)

Leixlip (/ˈlkslɪp/ or /ˈlslɪp/; Irish: Léim an Bhradáin, [ˌl̠ʲeːmʲ ə ˈwɾˠad̪ˠaːnʲ]) is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with County Dublin. Leixlip was also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Salt North.

As of 2022, the population of the town was 16,773.[1] It is the fifth largest town in Kildare, and the 30th largest in Ireland.

  1. ^ a b "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Leixlip History: History of Leixip Archives". kildare.ie.

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