1.0 INTRODUCTION Kildare County Council in association - Kildare.ie

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AUDIT OF MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN COUNTY KILDARE 2006 6.0 GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD OF MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS The distribution of museums and public collections in County Kildare is spread relatively evenly throughout the county with the result that the population of the county has easy access to a wide range of cultural centres and collection based organizations. The accompanying distribution map in table 1 shows clearly the spread of the 15 organizations relative to major urban centres and major road networks. The introduction of major routeways and the programme of by-passing major towns has had a negative effect on many of the smaller organizations that rely primarily on the rambler tourist market rather than a sustained indigenous market. Conversely, the improvement of the road network has improved access to major visitor attractions which form part of organized coach-tour groups. There are two areas of the county which are notably lacking in a museum or publically accessible collections. The areas are the northwest of the county around Monasterevin and Newbridge (notwithstanding the valuable contribution of the Riverbank Arts Centre) and around Naas (notwithstanding the contribution of the Moat Theatre), the Local Authority administrative centre of the county where there appears to be a dirth of heritage facilities despite a rich cultural history in each area. The heritage of the Grand Canal and the history of the industries and trading it supported in the county which runs east-west through the north of Kildare is also largely ignored by museums and heritage centres. CHARLES DUGGAN ARHITECTURAL HERITAGE ADVISOR 30
AUDIT OF MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN COUNTY KILDARE 2006 LEGEND TABLE 1: DISTRIBUTION MAP OF MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN COUNTY KILDARE Principal routes (N7, M7, N4, M4, N81) Museum/Public Collection CHARLES DUGGAN ARHITECTURAL HERITAGE ADVISOR 31
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