County Kildare, Ireland
Kildare
comes from the Irish word Cill Dara - Church of the Oak
Tree, referring to St. Brigid's monastary beneath an oak
tree.
Kildare is regarded as the home of the Irish horse
industry and a unique plain called the Curragh stretches
across County Kildare and is famous for horse-racing and
breeding and is the location of some of the world's top stud
farms.
The Curragh is also the main training base for the
Irish Army. Naas which comes from the gaelic Nás na
Riogh, the assembly of Kings was the seat of the Kings of
Leinster.
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