Irish province whose counties include Dublin, Kildare and Kilkenny (8)

I believe the answer is:

leinster

(Other definitions for leinster that I've seen before include "One of the four provinces of Ireland" , "Province of SE Ireland" , "Irish district" , "Irish province" , "part of Ireland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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