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===Oakley Park (St Raphael's)===
Oakley Park, the current St. Raphael's hospital was built in 1724 to a design by [[Thomas Burgh (1670–1730)|Thomas Burgh]] for [[Arthur Price, Bishop of Cashel|Arthur Price]], when he was created [[Church of Ireland]] [[Bishop of Meath]]. The house was built close to the small stone house of his father vicar of Kildrought and Straffan [[Samuel Price]]. Dr Price had previously been Bishop of [[Bishop of Clonfert|Clonfert]], [[Bishop of Ferns (Church of Ireland)|Ferns]] & [[Bishop of Leighlin (Church of Ireland)|Leighlin]], and later became Archbishop of [[Bishop of Cashel and Ossory|Cashel]]. After his departure for Cashel, Oakley Park became home to Col [[George Napier]], Richard Maunsell, High Sheriff of Kildare and his descendants, and, in 1926 Justin McCarthy. In 1946 it was sold by Philip Guiney the [[Irish Christian Brothers]] for use as an industrial school<ref>Irish Independent 18 April 1946 p.&nbsp;5</ref> but sold instead to the [[Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God|St John of God Brothers]] and opened as St Raphael's Hospital, a home for intellectually disabled boys in 1953.<ref>Irish Times 17 January 1953 p.&nbsp;11</ref> The grand parents of Henry Grattan are buried in a private graveyard on the site.