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 Wicklow (Wicklow, Contae Chill Mhantáin)
One of the traditional counties, County Wicklow, was formed in 1606. Part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster, this county is bordered by the Irish Sea, Wexford, Carlow, Kildare, and South Dublin, as well as Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The name Wicklow is derived from Víkingaló (Old Norse for "Vikings' Meadow"). Festivals for the Arts and Music occur in County Wicklow, with Mermaid an Arts Centre based in Bray. Film making is also common in Wicklow; you may have seen scenery of the mountains in the BBC series “Ballykissangel” and the movie “P.S. I Love You”.","County Dublin (Dublin, Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath)
Part of the province of Leinster, bordered by Meath, Kildare, Wicklow, and the Irish Sea, is County Dublin. Ireland’s most populous county is divided into the local government areas of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, and South Dublin; the latter three were created in 1994. Discoveries of inhabitants dating back to the late Mesolithic period make this county the oldest in Ireland. With a rich history from the Vikings through to expansion in the 1960’s it is clear to see why there is a strong influence on tourism, but don’t underestimate the new draws such as the Guinness Storehouse.","The Irish Potato Famine, also known as The Great Famine or Great Hunger lasted from 1845 to 1850 and resulted in a great exodus of Irish refugees fleeing to Britain, Australia, and North America, one of the most dramatic waves of Irish migration in history. It was one of the world's worst disasters in world history - over one million people died in a five year span.","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.","Dutch navigator Willem Jansz aboard the Duyfken was the first European to land in waht is now known as Australia in 1606. He charted much of the Gulf of Carpentaria, located on the northern coast of Australia. In 1616, another Dutch captain, Dirk Hartog, landed on the west coast of Australia near Shark Bay.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_kildare.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/ireland_wicklow.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/dounty_dublin.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","",null],"mode":"","s":"O'Byrne","sU":"BYRNE","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":"Scottish","cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/BYRNE/IR/O%27Byrne/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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