Kill, County Kildare
Kill
Irish: An Chill | |
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Village | |
Main Street, 2024 | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′59″N 6°35′19″W / 53.24976°N 6.58860°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 3,818 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N939225 |
Kill (Irish: an Chill, meaning 'the church') is a village and parish in County Kildare, Ireland near the county's border with Dublin beside the N7. Its population was recorded as 3,818 people in the 2022 census.
Kill is the birthplace of the Fenian John Devoy as well as home to two holders of the most senior ministry in the Irish government, the most powerful family in the 18th century Irish House of Commons and the birthplace of a leader of the opposition in the British House of Commons. The village won the European Entente Florale horticultural competition in 1987.