County Carlow
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
Places in County Carlow, Ireland |
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County town: Carlow |
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Incorporated towns1 |
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Unincorporated towns2 |
Borris · Bunclody-Carrickduff · Clonegal · Hacketstown · Leighlinbridge · Tullow
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Villages3 |
Ballinkillen · Ballon · Ballymurphy · Clonmore · Coolkenno · Fennagh · Kildavin · Myshall · Nurney · Old Leighlin · Rathvilly · Royal Oak · Rossmore · Tinryland
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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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