Leixlip (civil parish)

Leixlip (Irish: Léim an Bhradáin, meaning 'Salmon's leap')[9 1] is a civil parish and a townland located in the north-eastern corner of County Kildare, Ireland.

[1] In geology, the parish rests on a substratum of limestone, and contains chalybeate springs.

According to Lewis' Topography of Ireland (1837), the parish contained 1624 inhabitants, of which 1159 were in the town and it comprised 7974 statute acres.

The soil was recorded as "good" with a considerable portion of the land being "in pasture for fattening stock for the Dublin, Liverpool, and Bristol markets, and the remainder is under tillage".

The building stills stands and the National Register notes that: "It is a fine and imposing house that, despite a subsequent change of ownership and use, retains most of its original form and character.

[2 1] The church building in Leixlip parish, "Our Lady's Nativity",[5 3] is located on Pound Street, Old Hill.

[3 2] The church building in Confey parish, "St. Charles Borromeo", is located on "Captain's Hill".

While this barony is mostly situated in South Dublin, a small part north of the River Liffey lies in the modern county of Fingal.

The remaining seven townlands are located in the barony of Salt North which is situated in County Kildare.

The River Liffey, flowing from west to east, forms the southern boundary of the parish.

From the north-western corner of the parish, the Rye Water flows in a south-easterly direction until its confluence with the Liffey at the western edge of the village's Main Street.

[citation needed] In the most westerly townland of the parish - Collinstown - is found Deey Bridge and the 13th lock of the canal.