Located in the Eastern and Midland region and the province of Leinster, County Offaly was formerly known as King’s County and is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. Offaly primarily comprises a flat landscape and is known for its extensive bog and peatlands. Evidence for the first known settlements in County Offaly is at Boora Bog, dating back to the Mesolithic era. In addition, there's evidence of a temporary settlement with the discovery of stone axes, arrowheads, and blades dated between 6,800 – 6,000 BCE.","Many of our last names in use today, cannot be found before the 17th and 18th century since the majority of them were changed. By example, the famed William Shakespeare, spelt his last name, Shakespeare, Shakespere, Shakespear, Shakspere, and Shaxspere.","County Kildare (Kildare, Contae Chill Dara)
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 ","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.","As far back as 500 BC, the north central region now known as Germany was once occupied by the Celts and at its northern reaches Teutonic tribes. By 113 BC, German tribes began to invade along the Mediterranean in 113 BC, the Romans started their campaigns to push these Germani back. Their efforts against the Germanic tribes included many successful campaigns under the Roman general Gaius Marius, and then later by Julius Caesar in 55 and 53 BC.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_offaly.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_kildare.webp?pos=floatRight","","",null],"mode":"","s":"Enis","sU":"ENNIS","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":"Scottish","cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/ENNIS/IR/Enis/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"/dpreview/ANDERSON/SC/Anderson/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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