A KILDARE O'NEILL IN THE INVALIDES
Posted on July 13, 2011
Of the nineteen O'Neills admitted to the old soldiers' home in France, one was from Kildare
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Of the nineteen O'Neills admitted to the old soldiers' home in France, one was from Kildare
moreA return of Co. Kildare patients in Quebec Emigrant Hospital 1825-31.
moreUS Navy hero Commodore Macdonough’s first American forebear was Dr. James McDonough, who emigrated from County Kildare, about 1730
moreEd Daniel a retired civil engineer who lives in Rockville, Maryland has been in touch with the Local Studies Dept. for information regarding the history of his mother's family, the family of Grace who lived in County Kildare in the 18th and 19th centuries, first in Goulyduff (2 miles west of Athy) and later in Nicholastown (near Dollardstown House), 3 miles south of Athy. Here are his findings so far.
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Liam Duffy, a native of Monasterevin, was a member of the Four Courts garrison during the Civil War in 1922
moreOn the corner of Charlotte Street and Henry Street in Newbridge stands Charlotte House. It was a former post office building and the birthplace of Kathleen Lonsdale, the famous crystallographer.
moreA end of an era passed with the death of Major John Hubert de Burgh on 4 December 2010. An obituary by Liam Kenny. Our thanks to Liam.
moreRoyal Irish Constabulary Officers born in Co. Kildare. A biographical dictionary and genealogical guide, 1816-1922
moreA very interesting article on the sale of the Leinster title and subsequent loss of the great Leinster estates is published here to mark the 150th article on the EHistory site. This story is one of the 'whispered scandals' of Kildare Local History and this article from the Leinster Leader of June 1922 helps shed some light on the events.
moreIn the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there were several families with the surname Gaul living in Naas.
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