placenamesKillashee
Cill Uasaille
Modern gardens added new social purposes to the grounds of the former convent near Naas.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Cill Uasaille · Irish · main form
- Killashee · English · main form
Place & story
A gardener across changing uses
In August 2012, Killashee’s hotel recorded Tony Hanlon’s twenty-five years in its gardens. He had begun working for the nuns during the 1980s and continued as the property changed use. The account connects the later hotel grounds with the work of a gardener who knew the estate during its school years. [2]
Emma’s Butterfly Garden
Emma Fogarty, Debra Ireland’s patient ambassador, proposed a garden where people affected by the condition represented by the charity could spend time quietly. A contemporary hotel notice confirms that Emma’s Butterfly Garden had opened by October 2012, with a fountain, butterfly houses and a gazebo. The garden gave her idea a permanent setting at Killashee. [3]
A show garden brought home
The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation’s July 2013 newsletter records another garden’s move to Killashee after winning silver at Bloom. Its contributors included the Kildare Growers Association, Kieran Dunne, Peter O’Brien Landscapes, Bord na Móna and the hotel. The newsletter confirms that the garden was already available to view at Killashee, documenting its relocation after the Dublin show. [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Killashee. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Celebrating 25 years in the Killashee Gardens, 31 August 2012 · Killashee House Hotel
- Emma’s Butterfly Garden, 24 October 2012 · Killashee House Hotel
- Jack and Jill News, July 2013, page 3 · Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2014-05-21. How this page was prepared.