Coill Dubh
Introduction '''Coill Dubh''' (; meaning "black wood"), also known as Blackwood, is a town in Ireland in northern County Kildare, at the junction of the R403 and R408 regional roads, about  from Dublin. It was one of the fastest growing urban area in Ireland between the 2016 and 2022 census, with its population doubling from 746 to 1,476.The village is home to Coill Dubh GAA club, which has won the Kildare Senior Hurling Championship eleven times.
History The town was established in 1952 on the townland of Blackwood ("Coill Dubh" is an Irish translation), just off the R403 between Prosperous and Timahoe to accommodate workers on the Bord na Mona works supplying a peat fired power station in Allenwood. It replaced earlier temporary workers camps at Killinthomas, Mucklon and Timahoe, with 160 houses and four shops.
See also * List of towns and villages in Ireland
Bibliography * Timahoe Historical Society: ''Historical Paths Revisited'' with contributions by Owen Denneny, Liam Egan, Patience Pollard, Ted Creavin, Liam Holton, Paddy Byrne, Andy Flaherty, Aileen Saunders and John Clohessy.
References
External links *  Coill Dubh library*  Coill Dubh Association Football