Ger McCarthy is well respected for his dedicated involvement in local history both in his hometown Naas, as well as, in Kildare County in general. He is presently the Chairman of the Kildare Federation of Local History Groups and is highly involved in his local Naas Historical Group. He has written over thirty articles on the heritage of Kildare in the Kildare Times newspaper, which will form the basis of his research for this publication.