County Kildare is part of Leinster's province and the Easter and Midland Regions, bordered by Carlow, Laois, Meath, Offaly, South Dublin, and Wicklow. County Kildare was shired in 1297 and assumed its present borders in 1832, following amendments to remove several enclaves and exclaves. It was home to the powerful Fitzgerald family. The largest forest in Kildare is the Coillte run Donadea Forest Park which covers over 259 hectares ","County Donegal (Donegal, Contae Dhún na nGall)
Part of the province of Ulster, County Donegal, has also been known as County Tyconnell (used 1922-1927). The name came from the town Donegal meaning ‘fort of the foreigners.’ Once home to the Clann Dálaigh, better known in English as the O’Donnell dynasty, around 1600, they were one of Ireland’s wealthiest and most potent native families. In 1585 the modern County Donegal was shired by order of the English Crown; however, full control was achieved after the Flight of the Earls in September 1607. During the Great Famine in the late 1840’s County Donegal was the worst affected part of Ulster.","Ireland was first settled around 6000 BC by a race of Middle Stone Age hunter-gatherers who lived there. They tended to hunt such creatures as the megaceros, a giant variety of deer so large that their antlers spanned ten feet. ","The northern region of Ulster was an ancient kingdom, and one of the four historic Provinces of Ireland. The region was mostly annexed by the English Crown during the reign of James I (1603-1625). The Province of Ulster is now","One of the Home Counties, Essex is located in the East of England. It borders Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, and Greater London as well as the estuary of the River Thames.","When the American Colonies revolted in 1776 and declared their independence from the British Empire, there were a large number of Colonists who opposed the movement and assisted British troops in the war that ensued.","Founded in 1788, New South Wales (NSW) was the first penal colony for England. British explorer, Captain James Cook, first discovered the east coast of Australia while attempting to examine the planet Venus in order to determine the distance from the Earth to the Sun in 1770, he first named it New Wales, then later New South Wales.","Leicestershire was recorded in the Domesday Book where the first recorded use was Lægrecastrescir. It is now bordered by Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire and is located in the East Midlands region of England. Known for its food and drink (Red Leicester cheeses and Pork pie) as well as farming it is also known for engineering.","Landlocked in the West Midlands, Staffordshire (Staffs.) is bordered by Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, and West Midlands County (est. 1974) as well as Worcestershire and Shropshire. The historic county now covers what is known as West Midlands. Historically the boundaries of Staffordshire included what is now known as West Midland County, then in 1888 the towns of Tamworth (partly Warwickshire) and Burton upon Trent (partly in Derbyshire) became united with Staffordshire. Changes came about again in 1911, 1928, and 1907 with the largest change in 1926 and a reorganization in 1966. The Local Government Act 1972 see more boroughs become part of the new West Midlands County.","From its founding until the last prison ship set sail in 1868, Van Diemen's Land was the primary penal colony in Australia and over 75,000 convicts were transported there.","The First Fleet departed from Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, on May 13, 1787 and sailed for around 250 days. The fleet was comprised of eleven ships - six prison ships, three equipment ships, and two navy ships, Sirius and Supply. After an extremely long journey, the First Fleet finally arrived at Botany Bay, located in Sydney, New South Wales, between January 18 and 20, 1788.","Ellis Island is located about one mile southwest of Manhattan in Upper New York Bay, United States. From 1892 to 1943, it was the main immigration station for the United States of America. For many thousands of immigrants traveling en route to Ellis Island, the towering Statue of Liberty provided the first glimpse of their new home.","The English county of Cornwall is located in the southwest of England and as of 2019 it had a population of 568,210. The Cornish People have a rich Celtic heritage and a language they can call their own. Cornwall was originally home to the people known as the Dumnonians, who were comprised of three tribes of ancient Britons known as the Veniti, the Curiovolitae, and the Asismii.","Planter is an English term for people who were "planted" abroad in order to promote a political, religious cause or for colonization purposes. The term was very popular in England during the early 17th century.","England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It occupies more than half of the land of the area. It shares its borders with Wales to the West and Scotland the to its north. Laced by great rivers and small streams, England is a fertile land which has supported a thriving agricultural economy for millenia.","Wales, or Cymru a region of rugged mountains, Moors and forests, is noted for its large coal deposits. Its people are known for their strong Celtic heritage and renowned choral groups. This region was originally populated by an Iberian people, who were overrun by the Celts in the 6th century BC.","With coast line along the English Channel and access routes to the Isle of Wright, Hampshire (Hants) has two of the largest cities well known in history, Southampton and Portsmouth which are administered separately. Originally named after Southampton which was a settlement, it is now one of the most affluent counties in England. Home to famous writers Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, as well as the childhood home of Florence Nightingale and birth place of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It has been occupied since the end of the last Ice Age around 12,000 BCE when sea levels were lower and the land bridge was too attached to Europe. ","Located in the South West area on the English Channel coast line, Dorsetshire’s (Dorset) border was extended in 1974, where it borders Devon, Somerset, Wilshire and Hampshire. Half of its population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation with the rest of the area largely rural and low population density. It has a long history of settlement back to the Neolithic era. ","Most Welsh surnames are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap, ab (son of) and ferch (daughter of) were commonly found in Welsh surnames.","Located on the South East side of England, Kent is considered one of the Home Counties. 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