Blackwood
Local name: Coill Dubh
Located in County Kildare, Leinster Coordinates: 53°17′35″ N 6°49′06″ W
- Population
- 746
- 746
- Elevation
- 83 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Blackwood
Blackwood is a village. Location: County Kildare, Leinster. Population: 746. Elevation: 83 m.
Coill Dubh (Irish pronunciation: [ˌkəil̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠʊw]; meaning "black wood"), also sometimes known as Blackwood, is a village in northern County Kildare in Ireland. It is located at the junction of the R403 and R408 regional roads, about 40 km (25 mi) from Dublin. Developed as a planned town in the 1950s to accommodate Bord na Móna employees working in the area, it was one of the fastest growing urban areas in Ireland between the 2016 and 2022 census, with its population doubling from 746 to 1,476.
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In comparison
- No. 32 of 53 places in County Kildare by population
- Nearest larger town: Allenwood Cross Roads, 3 km W
- 7 sights and natural places within 10 km Coill Dubh, Crockberry Hill
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Coill Dubh Mountain, County Kildare0.5 km NW
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Crockberry Hill Mountain, County Kildare5.3 km N
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Mondella Park Natural site, County Kildare5.4 km SE
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Donadea Castle Historic site, County Kildare7.5 km NE
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Donadea Forest Park Natural site, County Kildare7.3 km NE
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Hill of Allen Mountain, County Kildare7.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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