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Quick facts for kids Derrinturn Doire an tSoirn
Village
The Turn Inn, Derrinturn
Derrinturn Location in Ireland
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kildare
Area
• Total	2 km² (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population (2022)	1,837
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	N759266

Derrinturn (Irish: Doire an tSoirn, meaning oak wood of the furnace) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is part of the parish of Carbury. It is located about 60 km (37 mi) from Dublin.

The main road through Derrinturn is the R403 regional road.

The population was 1,837 as of the 2022 census, an increase of 1000% from 1961 when only 183 people lived in the village.

Derrinturn has one Roman Catholic church and a primary school St. Conleth's (Naomh Connlaodh).

Derrinturn townland has an area of 132.40 hectares (327.2 acres). It borders the townlands of Ballyhagan to the west, Ballyshannon to the east, Coonagh to the east, Dreenan to the south, Newbury Demesne to the north, and Rathmore to the south.

The Windmill, Derrinturn

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