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Have your say! Who is Kildare's All Time Great?

It looks set to be one of the hot topics over the Christmas dinner tables of Kildare this year - who would you say is Kildare's All Time Great? We have already had a number of suggestions from the public so we reckon this is going to be one of the ...

21 Dec 2018 at 19:04

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #16 St Brigid

Miracle worker. Champion of the poor. Founder of monasteries that bear her name. Patron saint of brewers, midwives and the printing press, among other things. Saint Brigid may have been born near Dundalk around 451AD, but her name is so ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:24

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #15 Ruby Walsh

Kill native, Ruby Walsh, is acknowledged as one of the best, if not the best National Hunt jockeys of all time, having ridden in excess of 2,500 winners. Ruby won the Aintree Grand National, at his first attempt at the age of 20, ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:24

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #14 Pippa O'Connor

One of the most recognisable faces on the Irish fashion and influencer scene at the moment, Kildare woman Pippa O’Connor’s career has spanned modelling, television shows, social media and the launch of an incredibly successful ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:23

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #13 Orla Tinsley

Newbridge-born Orla Tinsley is a writer, journalist and campaigner for the rights of those with Cystic Fibrosis. The now-31-year-old was born with CF, a genetic disorder which affects the lungs and other organs. She began ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:23

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #12 Maura Laverty

Rathangan woman Maura Laverty (1907 — 1966) led an extraordinary life, in which she wrote a bestselling cookbook and a novel which scandalised the town of her birth. In the 1920s, she worked in Spain as a governess and ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:23

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #11 Kathleen Lonsdale

She is sadly not a household name in her native county, but Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (1903 — 1971) was a trailblazing scientist and a pioneer for women in STEM. Born Kathleen Yardley in Newbridge, daughter of the town ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:23

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #10 Jonathan Irwin and Mary Ann O'Brien

Neither were born nor bred in Kildare, but couple Jonathan Irwin and Mary Ann O’Brien, long-term residents in the Lilywhite county, have contributed immeasurably to Kildare life. The couple founded the ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:22

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #9 Johnny Doyle

One of Kildare’s favourite sons, Johnny Doyle played with his county from 2000 to 2014. A prolific scorer, he was on the Kildare side that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title in 2000, ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:22

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #8 John Devoy

Irish rebel leader John Devoy (1842 to 1948) is closely associated with Naas, where the former army barracks bore his name, which now lives on in the Devoy Quarters area. Born near Kill, he became a ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:22

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #7 Glenn Ryan

When it comes to football and Kildare, one name that always stands out is Glenn Ryan, who captained the county team under the management of Mick O’Dwyer. The Round Towers man wore the no 6 shirt ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:21

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #6 Fionn Mac Cumhaill

This mythical legend of the Fianna warriors fought his battles on the wide open plains of Kildare and played his games on the hill of Allen, from where his mother Muirne’s clan hailed. Although ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:20

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