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    Welcome To The Updated Kildare eHistory Journal

    After eighteen years Kildare Library Service decided it was time to overhaul the Kildare eHistory site that was originally launched in May 2006! As part of the upgrade, the website address is changing to  https://kildarelibraries.ie/ehistory/ The new site is designed to be more visually attractive and will provide an opportunity to showcase a range of […]

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  • Six volumes of The Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society available online

    The County Kildare Archaeological Society and Kildare Library Service are pleased to announce that six further volumes of the Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society have been digitised and made available for free through the Local Studies pages of the Kildare Library Service website. They can be accessed online via – https://kildarecoco.ie/library/KildareCountyArchivesandLocalStudies/LocalStudies/ The addition of […]

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Kildare County Archives holds the records of local government, along with some private papers and manuscript material relating to County Kildare. Kildare Local Studies holds an extensive collection of books, periodicals, maps, photographs and newspapers relating to the history and heritage of County Kildare, as well as Irish archaeology, history and heritage. 

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Kildare County Council Minutes
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Kildare Observer Newspaper (1880-1935)
Journals of the County Kildare Archaeological Society (1891-2006)

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Irish Newspaper Archive
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Find My Past
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