Place:County Kildare, Republic of Ireland

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NameCounty Kildare
Alt namesCo. Kildare
Cill Darasource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 859; LC Subject Headings, 10th edition (1986)
Contae Chill Darasource: Wikipedia
Kildaresource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates53.25°N 6.75°W
Located inRepublic of Ireland     (1922 - )
Also located inIreland     (1296 - 1922)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Athy
Ballymore Eustace
Balyna
Barberstown
Castledermot
Celbridge
Churchtown
Clane
Confey
Kilcock
Kilcullen
Kildare
Kill
Leixlip
Monasterevin
Naas
Newbridge
Prosperous
Rathangan
Sallins
Straffan
Timahoe
Parish
Ballybrackan
Kilberry
Kildangan
Monasterevin
St. John's
St. Michael's
Unknown
Ardkill
Ardree
Ballaghmoon
Ballymany
Ballynadrumny
Ballynafagh
Ballysax
Ballyshannon
Balraheen
Belan
Bodenstown
Brannockstown
Brideschurch
Cadamstown
Carbury
Carn
Carnalway
Carragh
Carrick
Castledillon
Clonaghlis
Cloncurry (Ikeathy and Oughterany Barony)
Cloncurry (Offaly East Barony)
Clonshanbo
Davidstown
Donadea
Donaghcumper
Donaghmore
Downings
Duneany
Dunfierth
Dunmanoge
Dunmurraghill
Dunmurry
Feighcullen
Fontstown
Forenaghts
Gilltown
Graney
Grangeclare
Grangerosnolvan
Greatconnell
Harristown
Haynestown
Johnstown
Kerdiffstown
Kildrought
Kilkea
Killadoon
Killashee
Killelan
Killybegs
Kilmacredock
Kilmeage
Kilmore
Kilpatrick
Kilrainy
Kilrush
Kilteel
Knavinstown
Lackagh
Ladytown
Laraghbryan
Lullymore
Lyons
Mainham
Moone
Morristownbiller
Mylerstown
Narraghmore
Nurney (Carbury Barony)
Nurney (West Offaly Barony)
Oldconnell
Oughterard
Pollardstown
Rathernan
Rathmore
Scullogestown
Sherlockstown
Stacumny
Taghadoe
Tankardstown
Thomastown
Timolin
Tipper
Tipperkevin
Tully
Usk
Walterstown
Whitechurch
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 210,312 according to the 2011 census.

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History

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Kildare was shired in 1297 and assumed its present borders in 1832, following amendments to remove a number of enclaves and exclaves.

The county was the home of the powerful Fitzgerald family. Parts of the county were also part of the Pale area around Dublin.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article County Kildare. especially the section "Geography and political subdivisions" with the list of Towns and Villages.

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