Inauguration site in Carrickanearla

A mound (KD017-028001-) and unclassified castle (KD017-028002-), where, according to Fitzgerald (1891-95, 148), 'a town of Kildare jarvey gave … a garbled story about how in former times the Earls of Kildare used to crown the Kings of Leinster on this rock …' . An editorial interjection in a later Fitzgerald article (1912-14, 424) records, ' "The Tryal and Conviction of Alexander Graydon, Esq.," a pamphlet preserved in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, gives an account of the ceremony of electing a sovereign here in 1730'. Anglo-Norman families are not normally associated with inauguration sites and it would be unusual if the monuments here had been used in such ceremonies, however the name of the site 'Chair of Kildare' does suggest a possible ceremonial function. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

This site is linked to the historical tradition of the Earls of Kildare, who are said to have held inaugurations here, possibly involving symbolic crowning rituals. The location reflects the political and ceremonial significance of the area in medieval Irish history.