Cill Pheadair

Kilpedder takes its name from the Irish Cill Pheadair, meaning "church of Peter," reflecting its early Christian ecclesiastical significance. The settlement is situated in the barony of Newcastle, parish of Kilcoole, in the Electoral Division of Newcastle Upper, positioned along the main Dublin-to-Wexford corridor off the N11 road between Kilmacanogue and Newtownmountkennedy, just south of the ...