Leixlip
Leixlip
Irish: Léim an Bhradáin | |
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Town | |
The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip | |
| Motto(s): Léim ar Aghaidh "Leap Ahead" | |
| Coordinates: 53°21′51″N 6°29′17″W / 53.36427°N 6.48807°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Kildare |
| Local authority | Kildare County Council |
| Dáil constituency | Kildare North |
| European Parliament | Dublin |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Urban | 16,733 |
| Demonym | Leixlipian |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode | W23 |
| Telephone area code | 01 |
| Irish Grid Reference | O003360 |
| Website | kildare |
Leixlip (/ˈliːkslɪp/ or /ˈliːslɪp/; Irish: Léim an Bhradáin, [ˌl̠ʲeːmʲ ə ˈwɾˠad̪ˠaːnʲ]) is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with County Dublin. Leixlip was also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Salt North.
As of 2022, the population of the town was 16,773. It is the fifth largest town in Kildare, and the 30th largest in Ireland.