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Encyclopedia > County Kildare, Ireland
County Kildare
Contae Chill Dara
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Area: 1,693 km²
County Town: Naas
Code: KE
Population: 163,944 (2002)
Province: Leinster

County Kildare (Irish: Contae Chill Dara) is an Irish county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. The name comes from the Irish, meaning church (Cill) of the oaks (Dara), see Adare. Kildare County Crest Fair Use - Size and reproductive quality negate copyright issues. ... map File links The following pages link to this file: County Kildare Categories: GFDL images ... This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by area. ... A county town is the location of the administrative headquarters of a county. ... Naas (pronounced ; Irish: Nás na Riogh or An Nás ) is the county town of County Kildare, Ireland. ... An Irish number plate for a car registered in 2001 in County Dublin Number plates in the Republic of Ireland conform to the European standard, with a blue band, 12 stars of the European flag and country identifier. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Leinster (Irish: Laighin) is the eastern province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... Leinster (Irish: Laighin) is the eastern province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. ... Brightly coloured houses and shops line Adares main street. ...


East Kildare's population has increased rapidly; the amount of housing in the Naas suburb of Sallins has increased six-fold since the mid 1990s. Naas (pronounced ; Irish: Nás na Riogh or An Nás ) is the county town of County Kildare, Ireland. ... Sallins (Na Solláin in Irish) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, situated 3. ...


Maynooth is the historic educational centre of the county. It contains National University of Ireland, Maynooth and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. Maynooth (Maigh Nuad in Irish) is a town located in County Kildare, Ireland. ... The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) was founded in 1997 by the Universities Act, 1997 as a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. ... St Patricks College, Maynooth is the National Seminary for Ireland, a college and seminary often called Maynooth College located at Maynooth, Ireland. ...


In the 6th century St Evin founded Moore Abbey in the Kildare town of Monasterevin. This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... Monasterevin (Mainistir Eimhín in Irish) is a town in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland. ...


The town of Kildare is the oldest in the county and the most historic. Naas (Nás na Rí in Irish- meaning meeting place of kings) is the county town, Leixlip town is the site of an enormous Intel factory, Kilcock is a town located 2 miles from Maynooth. Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is a town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. ... Naas (pronounced ; Irish: Nás na Riogh or An Nás ) is the county town of County Kildare, Ireland. ... Leixlip (Léim an Bhradáin in Irish) is a town in north-east County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, east of the midlands of Ireland. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) (HKSE: 4335) (founded 1968) is a U.S.-based multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... Kilcock (Cill Choca in Irish) is a town in the north of County Kildare, Ireland, on the border with County Meath. ... Maynooth (Maigh Nuad in Irish) is a town located in County Kildare, Ireland. ...


The Curragh horse-racing course is located in County Kildare. The county is known for the quality of horses bred in the many horse stud farms to which it is home. It is also home to the huge yearly Punchestown race festival. Kildare is home to the National Stud. The Curragh is a plain in County Kildare Ireland. ... Horse racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...


The nickname for the Kildare GAA team is the Lilywhites, a reference to the all-white Kildare flag. County Kildare is also known as the Shortgrass County which is likely a reference to how short the sheep on the commons of the Curragh graze the grass. GAA redirects here. ... Species See text A Sheep is a mammal, one of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds in the genus Ovis. ... The Curragh is a plain in County Kildare Ireland. ...


Kildare is bordered by the counties of Carlow, Fingal, Laois, Meath, Offaly, South Dublin and Wicklow. Kildare is considered to be part of the "Greater Dublin Area", a regional area surrounding Dublin. Carlow (Ceatharlach in Irish) is a county located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... Fingal (Fine Gall in Irish, meaning foreign tribe, i. ... Laois (pronounced Leash), also spelt Laoighis or Leix, is a county in the midlands of Ireland. ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... County Offaly (Irish: Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare, Laois, and Tipperary. ... South Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath Theas) is an administrative county in the Republic of Ireland which forms part of the traditional county of Dublin. ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... Map of the Greater Dublin Area Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is a loosely defined term which is used to describe the city of Dublin and the counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, South Dublin and Wicklow of the Republic of Ireland. ...


Towns in Kildare

Athy (Baile Ache Hi, or the town of the ford of Ae)is situated about one hours drive south west of Dublin in County Kildare, Ireland. ... Ballymore Eustace is a town in County Kildare in Ireland, near the border with County Wicklow. ... Celbridge is a town situated on the River Liffey in County Kildare in Ireland. ... Kilcock (Cill Choca in Irish) is a town in the north of County Kildare, Ireland, on the border with County Meath. ... Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is a town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about the ending of life. ... Leixlip (Léim an Bhradáin in Irish) is a town in north-east County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, east of the midlands of Ireland. ... Maynooth (Maigh Nuad in Irish) is a town located in County Kildare, Ireland. ... Monasterevin (Mainistir Eimhín in Irish) is a town in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland. ... Naas (pronounced ; Irish: Nás na Riogh or An Nás ) is the county town of County Kildare, Ireland. ... Droichead Nua (from Irish) or more commonly by its English name Newbridge is a town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, near the midlands of Ireland. ... Sallins (Na Solláin in Irish) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, situated 3. ... Straffan (pop. ...

External links

  • County Kildare Community Network


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Munster: Clare | Cork (~City) | Kerry | Limerick (~City) | Tipperary (North~; South~) | Waterford (~City)
Leinster: Carlow | Dublin (~City; Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown; FingalSouth~) | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow
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