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Newbridge

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Newbridge

Town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland; population (2002) 7,700. It is situated on the River Liffey, 10 km/6 mi northeast of Kildare town; the Curragh racecourse is 2 km/1 mi away. The chief industry is the processing of peat from the Bog of Allen; dental health-care products, carpets, and cutlery are also manufactured. On the banks of the Liffey is a large motte 12 m/40 ft high.

Newbridge is a former garrison town. At Great Connell, 2 km/1 mi to the southeast, are the ruins of the Augustinian priory of Our Lady and St David, founded by Myler FitzHenry in 1202, which was an important monastery during the Middle Ages. The Hill of Allen, 8 km/5 mi to the northwest, was the site of a stronghold of the kings of Leinster. The large stone tower on the summit was erected in 1859.

Newbridge

Industrial town in Caerphilly, south Wales, 13 km/8 mi northwest of Newport.



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