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Introducing County Kildare
Once a backwater from Dublin, County Kildare (Cill Dara) is now prime suburbia. Charming towns like Maynooth and Kildare city are becoming bedrooms for commuters and it seems the continuous road construction is always one step behind the latest surge in traffic.
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Kildare is one of the most prosperous counties in Ireland and it has some of the most lucrative thoroughbred stud farms in the world. The multimillion-pound industry thrives in the county – partly because Irish law levies no taxes on stud fees (thanks to former prime minister and horse owner Charles J Haughey). There are many ties to the horse-breeding centre of Kentucky in the US.
Geographically, the county has some of the best farmland in Ireland, as well as a vast swathe of bog to the northwest and the sweeping grasslands of the Curragh to the south.
Although not over-stuffed with must-see attractions, Kildare does have a number of diversions for a day-trip out of Dublin or a stop on your way west.
Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
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