Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Straffan

Straffan, par. and hamlet with ry. sta., NE. co. Kildare - par., 2286 ac., pop. 522; hamlet, on river Liffey, 2 miles W. of its sta. and 4 miles SW. of Celbridge; P.O., and P.O. at Straffan Station, which is 13 miles SW. of Dublin by rail.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and hamlet with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Kildare IrlC
Place: Straffan

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