Interesting Facts
· Antlers of a Giant Irish Deer which roamed Ireland about 9500 B.C. were found in Kilwogan, Celbridge about seventy years ago.
· Before the present bridges were built over the Liffey at Celbridge there were two fords.
· There were three Norman castles at Castletown and walls of the castle are still standing.
· King Henry VIII , closed down St. Wolstan's Monastery in 1536 where monks lived for 334 years.
· The Obelisk was built in 1739 to provide employment for the poor. The were paid ½ p per day.
· A piped water supply was provided in Celbridge 1940. Prior to this, water was provided by manually operated pumps.
· In the 1930's Wednesday night was known to the people of Celbridge as "Cattle Night".
· On that night cattle were driven by road from the farms to the Dublin Cattle Mart.
· Prior to World War II a feature of life in Celbridge was the sight of carts laden with turf and hay passing through on their way to Dublin.
· The first Dublin - Celbridge bus service was provided about 1920. The buses were ex-British army lorries which were no longer required after World War I.
· In 1659 the population of Celbridge was 102, the land was owned by nine families and the most common name was Kelly.
· In 1674 there were three fair days a year in the town. The fair day was always colourful and exciting when cattle, sheep, horses, donkeys, goats and pigs were bought in gold.
· The population of Celbridge in 1837 was 1,647 and their public transport consisted of a coach and four cars.
· Before the present bridges were built over the Liffey at Celbridge there were two fords.
· There were three Norman castles at Castletown and walls of the castle are still standing.
· King Henry VIII , closed down St. Wolstan's Monastery in 1536 where monks lived for 334 years.
· The Obelisk was built in 1739 to provide employment for the poor. The were paid ½ p per day.
· A piped water supply was provided in Celbridge 1940. Prior to this, water was provided by manually operated pumps.
· In the 1930's Wednesday night was known to the people of Celbridge as "Cattle Night".
· On that night cattle were driven by road from the farms to the Dublin Cattle Mart.
· Prior to World War II a feature of life in Celbridge was the sight of carts laden with turf and hay passing through on their way to Dublin.
· The first Dublin - Celbridge bus service was provided about 1920. The buses were ex-British army lorries which were no longer required after World War I.
· In 1659 the population of Celbridge was 102, the land was owned by nine families and the most common name was Kelly.
· In 1674 there were three fair days a year in the town. The fair day was always colourful and exciting when cattle, sheep, horses, donkeys, goats and pigs were bought in gold.
· The population of Celbridge in 1837 was 1,647 and their public transport consisted of a coach and four cars.
