This new title is a guide for family research in County Kildare. It provides a comprehensive account of all of the many genealogical sources available, including websites, birth, marriage and other personal records, public records. books, journals and manuscripts. The county has a diverse population including farmers, soldiers and horsemen, and has a long association with the military including the major Curragh Army camp. It is also the centre of the Irish equine industry and is one of the richest counties outside Dublin. Large estates, military barracks, stud farms and horse racing establishments still feature in the county which has a current population of 210,000. Common names in the county include Byrne, O’Toole, Cullen, Dowling, Dunne, Nolan, Lawlor, Farrell, McKelly, Birmingham, Sutton, FItzgerald, Eustace, OKelly, Murphy, Doyle, Walsh, Dowling, Connor, Neill, Brennan, Moore and Kavanagh.