Narragh and Reban West

Narragh and Reban West An Fhorrach agus an Réabán Thiar (Irish)
Barony
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Kildare
Area
• Total	89.58 km² (34.59 sq mi)

Narragh and Reban West (Irish: An Fhorrach agus an Réabán Thiar; pronounced /ˈnæræ/, /ˈrɛbən/, sometimes spelled Rheban) is a barony in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

The barony takes its name from the village of Narragh (from Irish an fhorrach, "the meeting-place") and Rheban Castle (ríogh-bábhún, "king's bawn").

Location

Narragh and Reban West is located in southwest County Kildare.

History

Narragh and Reban West were part of the ancient lands of the Ua Tuathail (O'Tooles) before the 13th century, retaken in the 14th.^[1] There was originally two separate baronies, united by 1572 and divided into east and west baronies before 1807.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Narragh and Reban West:

References

Places in County Kildare

County town: Naas

Towns	Athy Celbridge Clane Kilcock Kildare Leixlip Maynooth Naas Newbridge Sallins

Villages and Townlands	Allen Allenwood Ardclogh Ballitore Ballymore Eustace Calverstown Caragh Carbury Castledermot Coill Dubh Derrinturn Eadestown Hawkfield Johnstown Kilberry Kilcullen Kildangan Kill Kilmead Kilmeage Kilteel Lullymore Milltown Monasterevin Moone Narraghmore Nurney Prosperous Rathangan Robertstown Sallins Straffan Staplestown Suncroft Timolin

Landforms	Bog of Allen Cupidstown Hill Curragh Grand Canal Hill of Allen River Barrow River Blackwater River Boyne Figile River River Greese River Liffey Lyreen River Morell River River Rye Royal Canal

Topics	Geography of County Kildare List of National Monuments in County Kildare List of townlands of County Kildare Mountains and hills of County Kildare Rivers of County Kildare

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