About Kildare Genealogy

Kildare County Archives and Local Studies provides those who wish to learn about their ancestry in County Kildare with advice and assistance from researchers with extensive local knowledge and expertise. The service, which incorporates the three related departments of Archives, Local Studies and Genealogy, is based at Harbour View, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 A997. Visitors are welcome but it is necessary to make an appointment. Please see https://kildarecoco.ie/library/KildareCountyArchivesandLocalStudies/Archives/

The service has computerised many sources including church records of baptisms, marriage and burials, gravestone inscriptions, Griffith’s Valuation and census returns. Many of its records are searchable online on this website. Further digitised resources which may be useful for family history research including records of the Burial Grounds, Grand Jury, Poor Law Unions, Kildare County Council and Naas Urban District Council Minutes are available at https://kildarecoco.ie/library/KildareCountyArchivesandLocalStudies/Archives/OnlineArchives/

Access to sources such as maps, gravestone inscriptions, newspapers, trade directories, local histories and publications is available to researchers in our Reading Room by appointment.