County Carlow

County Carlow Contae Cheatharlach
Location
Statistics
Province:	Leinster
County seat:	Carlow
Code:	CW
Area:	896 km2 (346 sq mi)
Population (2006)	50,349
Website: www.countycarlow.ie

County Carlow (Irish: Contae Cheatharlach) is a county in Ireland located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. It has an overall population of 50,349, as of April 2006. The town of Carlow, built on the River Barrow, has a population of 20,724 (2006 Census).

Towns and villages in County Carlow

Carlow town.

• Ballinkillen; Ballon; Ballymurphy; Borris
• Carlow; Clonmore; Clonegal
• Fennagh
• Grangeford,
• Hacketstown
• Kildavin
• Muinebeag (Bagenalstown); Myshall
• Nurney
• Old Leighlin
• Rathvilly; Royal Oak
• St Mullin's
• Tinryland; Tullow

People

• Lisa Burke - weather forecaster - Sky News.
• Pierce Butler, soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers. He represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Senate.
• Myles Keogh who became an American Civil War military officer and later a U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment member during the Indian Wars, was killed with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. He was born in Orchard, Leighlinbridge in 1840.
• William Dargan, engineer, often seen as the father of Irish railways
• Irish TV Travel presenter Kathryn Thomas is from Blackbog Road, Carlow town, and studied at Institute of Technology, Carlow
• Richie Kavanagh, "Comic" songwriter, from Raheenwood, Fenagh, Co. Carlow.
• John Tyndall, the 19th century scientist who was the first to explain why the sky is blue
• Saoirse Ronan, Oscar and Golden Globe nominated child actress

See also

• List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Carlow)

External links

• Carlow Local Authorities
• Co Carlow Football Club
• Carlow GAA
• Myles Keogh Website
• County Carlow travel guide from Wikitravel

Places in County Carlow, Ireland County town: Carlow Incorporated towns1 Carlow · Muinebeag Unincorporated towns2 Borris · Bunclody-Carrickduff · Clonegal · Hacketstown · Leighlinbridge · Tullow Villages3 Ballinkillen · Ballon · Ballymurphy · Clonmore · Coolkenno · Fennagh · Kildavin · Myshall · Nurney · Old Leighlin · Rathvilly · Royal Oak · Rossmore · Tinryland 1 A C.D.P. with defined boundaries.  2 A C.D.P. with undefined boundaries and a population above 1,000.  3 A C.D.P. with undefined boundaries and a population below 1,000.

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