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The Curragh of Kildare was the venue for the fairs and festivals of ancient Ireland called the Aonach Colmáin.
A handball alley near Rathangan bears the date 1790, though the oldest known alley is located near Moone.
There is also a reference to an inter-county match between Kildare and Meath GAA in 1797 which was attended by Lord Edward Fitzgerald.
Valentine Lawless, Lord of Cloncurry, describes how Wogan Browne, an 18th-century grandee, lost his Justice of the Peace status for kicking off a football match in the Clane area, also in 1797.
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