Other Kildare Sources

For a more detailed list of Co. Kildare sources, including many offline sources,
please see Tracing Your Kildare Ancestors (Flyleaf Press) by Karel Kiely, Mario
Corrigan and James Durney, available in Kildare Local Studies and Irish libraries.
Tithe Applotment Books 1824-1835
Griffith’s Primary Valuation 1850-1852 but if you are having difficulty locating an
ancestor there is also an index for County Kildare searchable at  RootsIreland
1901, 1911 and 1926 Census If you are having difficulty locating an ancestor there is
also an indexed 1901 Census for County Kildare searchable at  RootsIreland
Kildare eHistory Journal
Journals of the County Kildare Archaeological Society (1891-2019)
Kildare Local Studies collection on BorrowBox
Gravestone Inscriptions – Transcribed gravestone inscriptions are held by Kildare
County Archives and Local Studies. Some are available at RootsIreland and some
digitised burial registers can be found here.
World War I Dead of Co. Kildare
Decade of Commemorations in County Kildare – publications can be accessed
here.
Digitised Archival collections
Grand Jury
Kildare County Council
Maps
Poor Law Unions
Private Papers
Town Commissioners
Urban District Councils
Newspapers
The Leinster Express dates from 1831.  In the absence of a Co. Kildare specific
newspaper in the 1830s and 1840s, it is a useful source for those interested in the
impact of the famine and emigration in the Kildare, Carlow and Laois areas. It is
available via the subscription site, www.irishnewsarchive.com

The Kildare Observer (1880-1935) can be accessed freely online at
https://irishnewsarchive.com/kcl
The Leinster Leader (1881-2026) is available via the subscription site,
www.irishnewsarchive.com Members of Kildare Library Service can access the Irish
Newspaper Archive in all branch libraries in the county and in Kildare County
Archives and Local Studies.