Cill Droichid

Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌciːlʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠʌhədʲ/ (Munster)/ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛhədʲ/ (Galway)/ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠeːdʲ/ (Galway)/ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠaidʲ/ (Galway)/ˌcɪl̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛçədʲ/ (Mayo; Ulster)

English name: Celbridge · County Kildare

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

“church of the bridge”

Broken down

Nearby & related:

Droichead Nua · Newbridge Cill Dara · Kildare Droichead Átha · Drogheda Tamhlacht · Tallaght An Nás · Naas Fionnghlas · Finglas

Sources

Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

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