County Kildare

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County Kildare (Cill Dara in Irish) is an Irish county located to the southwest of County Dublin in the province of Leinster. Area: 1694 kmÃÂÃÂ² (654 square miles). Population (census 2002): 163,995.

Naas is the county town. The town of Kildare is the oldest in the county and the most historic.

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.

Moore Abbey is in the town of Monasterevin. It is the site of a monastery founded by St Evin in the 6th century.

Leixlip town is the site of an enormous Intel factory.

Maynooth is the historic educational centre of the county. It contains National University of Ireland, Maynooth and St Patrick's College, Pontifical University.

Kilcock is a town located 2 miles from Maynooth.

External link

Official site

Counties of Ireland
Republic of Ireland: Carlow \| Cavan \| Clare \| Cork \| Donegal \| Dublin \| Galway \| Kerry \| Kildare \| Kilkenny \| Laois \| Leitrim \| Limerick \| Longford \| Louth \| Mayo \| Meath \| Monaghan \| Offaly \| Roscommon \| Sligo \| Tipperary \| Waterford \| Westmeath \| Wexford \| Wicklow
Northern Ireland: Antrim \| Armagh \| Derry \| Down \| Fermanagh \| Tyrone
*Provinces of Ireland*: Connacht \| Leinster \| Munster \| Ulster

Counties of Ireland
Republic of Ireland: Carlow \| Cavan \| Clare \| Cork \| Donegal \| Dublin \| Galway \| Kerry \| Kildare \| Kilkenny \| Laois \| Leitrim \| Limerick \| Longford \| Louth \| Mayo \| Meath \| Monaghan \| Offaly \| Roscommon \| Sligo \| Tipperary \| Waterford \| Westmeath \| Wexford \| Wicklow
Northern Ireland: Antrim \| Armagh \| Derry \| Down \| Fermanagh \| Tyrone
*Provinces of Ireland*: Connacht \| Leinster \| Munster \| Ulster