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Local Studies
Local Studies includes an extensive range of material including: books, journals, newspapers, photographs, postcards, maps, audio-visual material (including oral history recordings) and ephemera. Material published about or by people in Co. Kildare is the focus of the collection, though it also includes works on Irish history including a large amount of books published before 1850.
The majority of books and periodicals in the collection can be searched for via the online library catalogue; please note that cataloguing of collections is ongoing.
Before Your Visit
Researchers will need a current library membership. Join Kildare Library service
Opening Hours
Wednesday - Saturday from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 14.00 to 17.00 by prior appointment subject to availability. Contact: contact localhistory@kildarecoco.ie or 045 906 103 / 045 906 104
Location
The Kildare County Archives and Local Studies Research Room is located at Harbour View, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 A997.
Online Resources
- Kildare eHistory Journal
- Kildare Observer Newspaper 1880-1935
- Journals of the Kildare Archaeological Society 1891-2019
Online Resources accessible for free through Kildare Library Service
Irish Newspaper Archive including The Radical Newspapers Archives [available in all libraries]
Free access to both the Irish Newspaper Archive and Radical Newspaper Archive in all branch libraries in County Libraries, along with County Archives and Local Studies in Naas.
The Irish Newspaper Archive includes a huge range of national and regional newspapers, including Kildare Nationalist (formerly Nationalist & Leinster Times), Leinster Express, Irish Independent, Freeman's Journal, Irish Press, and Leinster Leader (1880-1929).
The Radical Newspaper Archive is also available for free in all branch libraries and includes over 100 political and radical newspapers and other regular publications.
Find My Past [available for free in County Archives and Local Studies, Naas]
Provides access to billions of digitised records including many Irish sources such as parish records, military service records, prison registers, travel records and census returns. Access Find My Past at any full-time Kildare library branch via a public access PC or WiFi.
British Newspaper Archive [available for free in County Archives and Local Studies, Naas]
Includes a large selection of digitised Irish, English, Welsh and Scottish newspapers. It also includes the Naas published Leinster Leader (1884-1889 & 1925-1955) newspaper.