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County Kildare
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{{Infobox Irish Place|
name = County Kildare |
gaeilge = Contae Chill Dara |
crest image = KEwik.PNG |
map image = IrelandKildare.png |
area = 1,693 km² |
county town =
Naas |
code = KE |
population = 163,944 |
census yr = 2002 |
province = Leinster |
web = kildare.ie |
|}}
'''County Kildare''' (
Irish language Irish: ''Contae Chill Dara'') is an
Ireland 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'').
Kildare is bordered by the counties of
County Carlow Carlow,
County Laois Laois,
County Meath Meath,
County Offaly Offaly,
County Dublin Dublin and
County Wicklow Wicklow. Kildare is part of the "
Greater Dublin Area", a regional area surrounding Dublin.
Major Towns
The town of
Kildare Kildare is the oldest in the county and the most historic.
Naas (''Nás na RÃ'' in Irish - meaning meeting place of kings) is the county town.
Newbridge, County Kildare Newbridge (Droichead Nua in Irish) is Kildare's largest town and is situated in the centre of the county, near the
Curragh plain. It is a thriving and rapidly growing town of over 20,000.
Maynooth (Maigh Nuad in Irish) is the historic educational centre of the county. It contains
National University of Ireland, Maynooth and
St Patrick's College, Maynooth.
Leixlip (Léim An Bhradáin in Irish) town is the site of an enormous
Intel factory, while
Kilcock is a town located 3 kilometres (2 miles) from
Maynooth.
Monasterevin (Mainistir ÉimhÃn in Irish) in the site of the
6th century Moore Abbey founded by St Evin.
East Kildare's population has increased rapidly, for example the amount of housing in the
Naas suburb of
Sallins has increased six-fold since the mid 1990s.
History
Kildare was shired in 1297 and assumed its present borders in 1832.
County Kildare History from earliest times is available as a separate article.
Horse Racing
The
Curragh horse-racing course is also 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 to. It is also home to the huge yearly Punchestown race festival and the Irish Derby. Kildare is also home to the National Stud.
Sport
The nickname for the
Kildare GAA team is the ''Lilywhites'', a reference to the all-white jerseys they wear. Kildare were the first team to win the
Sam Maguire All Ireland football Championship in 1928 defeating Cavan 2-6 to 2-5. County Kildare is also known as the ''Shortgrass County'' which is a reference to how short the grass is on the commons of
the Curragh.
Politics
Politically the county is divided into two
Dáil constituencies, Kildare North (4 seats) and Kildare South (3 seats). Nevertheless, the whole county is governed at
local authority level by
Kildare County Council.
Towns and Villages in Kildare
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Ardclough
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Athy
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Ballymore Eustace
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Caragh
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Celbridge
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Kilcock
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Kilcullen
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Kildare
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Kill, County Kildare Kill
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Leixlip
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Maynooth
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Monasterevin
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Naas
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Droichead Nua Newbridge
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Prosperous
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Sallins
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Straffan
External links
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County Kildare Community Network
{{Ireland_counties}}
Category:Counties of Ireland Kildare
Category:County Kildare *
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ca:Comtat de Kildare
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fr:Comté de Kildare
ga:Contae Chill Dara
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pl:Kildare (hrabstwo)
pt:Condado de Kildare
ro:Comitatul Kildare
ru:КилдÑ?Ñ€ (графÑ?тво)
fi:Kildaren kreivikunta
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County Kildare.
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