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Kildare (Ireland : County)

LC control no.n 82142556
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingKildare (Ireland : County)
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Geographic subdivision usageIreland--Kildare (County)
Variant(s)Kildare (County)
Kildare, Ire. (County)
Cill Dara (Ireland : County)
County Kildare (Ireland)
Contae Chill Dara (Ireland)
Kyldare (Ireland : County)
Kyldar (Ireland : County)
Other standard no.7003487
Q173332
2963435
238760858
Beginning date1297
Associated countryIreland
Associated placeLeinster (Ireland)
LocatedNaas (Ireland)
Found inWebster's New geog. dict., 1972 (Kildare; county, Leinster prov.)
BGN gaz. Ireland, 1950 (Kildare, co.; 53°10ʹN, 6°45ʹW)
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm1; 53°10ʹ00ʺN 006°45ʹ00ʺW)
GEOnet, 25 July 2017 (Kildare (approved and short; English); also approved: County Kildare, Cill Dara (Irish), Contae Chill Dara; geopolitical entity name: Ireland; first-order administrative division name: Kildare, Cill Dara; 53° 11ʹ 00ʺ N, 006° 48ʹ 00ʺ W; 53.183333 [N], -6.8 [W]; first-order administrative division; also lists Kildare as a populated place)
logainm.ie (Placenames database of Ireland), 25 July 2017 (Cill Dara; validated name (Irish); genitive: Chill Dara; Kildare (English); county; 14 baronies listed under the county)
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Wikipedia, 25 July 2017 (County Kildare; Irish: Contae Chill Dara; a county in Ireland; located in the province of Leinster, part of the Mid-East Region; named after the town of Kildare; Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county; county town: Naas; was shired in 1297 and assumed its present borders in 1832, following amendments to remove a number of enclaves and exclaves; parts of the county were also part of the Pale area around Dublin; 53° 10ʹ 0ʺ N, 6° 45ʹ 0ʺ W, 53.166667, -6.75)
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logainm.ie (Placenames database of Ireland), 9 November 2023 (Cill Dara; validated name (Irish); genitive: Chill Dara; Kildare (English); county; centrepoint: 53.1823 [N], -6.82181 [W]; spelling in 1518 records: Kyldar, Kyldare, Kildare)
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