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  • 03-08-2009 2:17am
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    irishturkey
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭


    Kildare is clearly in the midlands. Half the east coast may be living in Kildare but the county itself is midlands? Can anyone explain?


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    vektarman
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    irishturkey wrote: »
    Kildare is clearly in the midlands. Half the east coast may be living in Kildare but the county itself is midlands?

    Can you add a link or geographical evidence to back this statement? AFAIK the midlands isn't a defined geographical area but I'm open to correction.


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    JupiterKid
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    No, Kildare is not in the Midlands. Kildare is in the East Region of Ireland - and the Greater Dublin Area. Kildare is functionally a commuter/satellite county of Dublin which is an East coast city. Its sister county, Meath, is also in the East.*

    *some, including boards.ie class Meath as North East which is incorrect.

    Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford are the Midlands. But Kildare? Sorry, but no.


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    BuffyBot
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    I have a vague recollection that when the Regional forums were created, they were divided in such a way to match the old Health Board regions - as Kildare fell under what was the Eastern Health Board, it now resides in "East".

    Anyway, I would always have considered Kildare as being East and not part of the Midlands.


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    Tallon
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    1/2 an hour from the city centre is not midlands!


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