• Maynooth paid its tribute to men of 1916

    Maynooth paid its tribute to men of 1916

    Leinster Leader 7 May 1966      With impressive ceremonies, a parade, commemoration lunch and concert, residents of Maynooth and the surrounding areas honoured the 1916 heroes.  A special place of honour was reserved for the five survivors of the march to Dublin during Easter Week, 1916. The parade to a special Mass in St. […]

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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

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Local Studies

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

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Resources Available at County Archives

Find My Past
British Newspaper Archive

Resources Available in Library Branches

Irish Newspaper Archive
Radical Newspapers Archive