Kildare County Ireland Archives Photo Place.....St. Mary's, Leixlip 2008
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St. Mary's Leixlip
Notice at St.Mary's Church, Leixlip
The original church on this site was built in the 12th Century.  Only the tower
survived an attack by Robert Bruce in 1317.  Major reconstruction was carried
out in the 17th Century.  To meet the cost of the reconstruction a tax was
imposed on each house in the parish.  Archbishop Price, benefactor of Arthur
Guinness is interred here as is Deborah Marsh, sister of Narcissus Marsh,
Archbishop of Dublin, and founder of the renowned Marsh's Library.  The clock on
the tower dates from the 18th Century.


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