Tullow
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| Tullow An Tulach |
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| Town population: | 2417 (2002) |
| Rural population: | 503 (2002) |
| Elevation: | 95 m |
| County: | Carlow |
| Province: | Leinster |
Tullow (An Tulach in Irish) is a town in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the N81 road crosses.
The town was at one time connected to the Irish railway network, on a branch line from Naas in County Kildare.
Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue was born in Tullow.
History In the market square stands a statue of Father John Murphy, the insurgent leader, who was captured near Tullow and executed in the Market Square on 2 July 1798. The town has a small museum with much information about this period and other local history.
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