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Soldier's Island

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Soldier's Island is a tiny islet in County Kildare, small enough to disappear into legend but persistent enough to keep its own name. The soldier in the title suggests a man who stood guard, rowed out alone or drowned young, though no clear record survives to confirm which. A small island often belongs to the story told about it rather than the facts written down.
Soldier's Island is recorded as a islet in County Kildare. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Soldier's Island is a small islet located in the River Liffey near Straffan in County Kildare, historically associated with a 19th-century workhouse and later used as a military training site during World War II. The island is notable for its connection to the Irish War of Independence and its use as a detention centre for republican prisoners.

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