Coill Bhairnín

Kilwarden lies within the barony of South Salt, civil parish of Killteel, electoral division of Oughterard, in County Kildare. The etymology of Coill Bhairnín remains contested, with the first element potentially deriving from coill (wood) or cill (church), and the second element Bhairnín/Bhardáin referring to a person named Bardan. The area surrounding Kilwarden has ancient roots; neolithic ro...