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As a place of interest both historically and religiously,
Kildare Cathedral is second only to that of the Cathedral Church of Armagh. St. Brigid,
the founder of the church, was born in 453 A.D., and is one of the three most famous Irish
saints, along with St. Patrick and St. Columcille. A deeply religious person, even as a
child, she was the first woman who engaged in church work in Ireland...
Of the many church ruins in Athy, St. Michaels is perhaps the most ancient. It was
built in the fourteenth century. Some of the vestry and sidewalls have disappeared, but
there is still some of the original church remaining. The dedication to St. Michael is
derived from the St. Michael family who were lords of Athy and it is quite probable that
it was this family who were the founders of the church.
St. Davids Church is perhaps one of the most important buildings of antiquity to be
found in Naas. It is thought that the site, upon which the church was founded, is
connected with St. Patrick and his missionary work. Indeed, there is a belief that a
church dedicated to St. Patrick or St. Corban stood here, although there are no traces of
such a church.
The first recorded reference to the church of Ardscull occurs in a list of the deaneries
of the diocese of Dublin in the latter part of the thirteenth century. This list revealed
that Ardscull belonged to the common fund of St. Patricks Cathedral.
The ruins of Donaghcomper church, situated in the district of Celbridge, are believed date
from around 1150.
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