Kildare
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views updated May 11 2018Kildare County in Leinster province,
e Republic of
Ireland; the county town is Naas. It is a low-lying region, and its chief rivers are the
Liffey, Boyne and Barrow. Primarily agricultural, Kildare is noted for its breeding of racehorses. Area: 1694sq km (654sq mi). Pop. (1996) 134,992.
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