History Of County Kildare
County Kildare, Ireland was first defined as a diocese in 1111, shired in 1297 and assumed its present borders in 1836. Its location in the Liffey basin on the main routes to the south and west meant it was a valuable possession and important theatre of events throughout Irish history.
Read more about History Of County Kildare: Ancient History, Kings of Leinster, End of The Abbacy, Monastic Houses, The Fitzgeralds, Religious Change, Elizabethan Kildare, Wars of The 1640s, Lands Redistributed, Diocese of Kildare, Georgian Kildare, Constituencies, Industrial Revolution, Population Growth, University, Canals, 1798 Rebellion and Emmet Rebellion of 1803, Military Camp, Local Politicians, Railways, Sporting Revolution, Athletes and Horses, A New State, Towns and Trends, Bibliography
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