First Tractor in Ireland
A fascinating article was discovered in the labyrinth that is our digitised newspaper collection housed in Local Studies. The article was published in the Leinster Leader in 1971 and though in itself a touching memorial, is also a wonderful piece of local and national history – a remarkable account of the contribution of one notable Athy farmer, who, during his long life made an important contribution towards the development of agricultural practice in Kildare and indeed, the whole of Ireland. (Published in Leinster Leader, Saturday,…
Recent Articles
Digital collection of World War I gravestones and memorials in County Kildare now online
150th Anniversary of the Catalpa Rescue
The Ballitore Papers now available online to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Mary Leadbeater in 1826
Kildare Wallpaper Factory
Ballyfair Fete
Notes on 1926 Census in the Kildare Observer
10ú Seimineár Míleata na hÉireann/10th Irish Military Seminar
Frederick Douglass In Kildare
Burial Grounds
Genealogical Resources
Kildare County Archives & Local Studies
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.
Online Resources
Archives
Grand Jury
Poor Law Unions
Kildare County Council Minutes
Naas Urban District Council Minutes
Burial Grounds
Local Studies
Kildare Observer Newspaper (1880-1935)
Journals of the County Kildare Archaeological Society (1891-2006)
Resources Available at County Archives
Find My Past
British Newspaper Archive
Resources Available in Library Branches
Irish Newspaper Archive
Radical Newspapers Archive