Allen, County Kildare

Allen

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Allen Alúine
Village
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Irish Grid Reference	N762212

Allen (

R415 between Kilmeage and Milltown. The village is overlooked by Hill of Allen, which in recent times has been scarred by quarrying. This hill, visible over much of Kildare and the surrounding counties, is regarded as the ancient seat of Fionn mac Cumhaill

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History

In AD 722 The Battle of Allen took place between the Leinstermen, commanded by their King,

Uí Maine in Connacht

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v t e Places in County Kildare
County town: Naas
Towns	Athy Ballymore Eustace Celbridge Clane Kilcock Kildare Leixlip Maynooth Monasterevin Naas Newbridge Prosperous Rathangan Sallins
Villages and Townlands	Allen Allenwood Ardclogh Ballitore Ballyoulster Calverstown Caragh Carbury Castledermot Coill Dubh Cutbush Derrinturn Eadestown Grangemore Hawkfield Johnstown Kilberry Kilcullen Kildangan Kill Kilkea Kilmead Kilmeage Kilshanchoe Kilteel Lullymore Milltown Moone Narraghmore Nurney Rathcoffey Robertstown 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

History

See also