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The town of Kildare is the oldest in the county and the most historic. Naas (Nás na Rí in Irish - meaning meeting place of kings) is the county town.
The county is known for the quality of horses bred in the many horse stud farms to which it is home to. It is also home to the huge yearly Punchestown race festival and the Irish Derby. Kildare is also home to the National Stud.
In the western side of Droichead Nua is the Curragh, a vast plain that has been a horse-racing venue from the earliest times. It is the headquarters of Irish racing today.