County Carlow
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| County Carlow Contae Cheatharlach | ||
| Image:Carlow County Crest.svg | ||
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| Location | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Province: | Leinster | |
| County Town: | Carlow | |
| Code: | CW | |
| Area: | 896 km² | |
| Population (2006) | 50,349 | |
| Website: www.countycarlow.ie | ||
County Carlow (Irish: Contae Cheatharlach) is a county of the Republic of 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).
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[edit] Towns and villages in County Carlow:
- Ballinkillen
- Ballon
- Ballymurphy
- Borris
- Ballickmoyler
- Carlow
- Clonmore
- Clonegal
- Fennagh
- Hacketstown
- Kildavin
- Leighlinbridge
- Milford
- Muinebeag (Bagenalstown)
- Myshall
- Nurney
- Old Leighlin
- Palatine
- Rathvilly
- Royal Oak
- Tinryland
- Tullow
[edit] People
- Col. Horace Rochford, Landowner, and founder of Co Carlow Football Club and the All Ireland Polo Club
- 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.
- 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, a child actor
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Carlow Local Authorities
- Carlow Brewing Company
- Co Carlow Football Club
- County Carlow travel guide from Wikitravel
Counties of Ireland | |
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| Connacht | |
| Munster | Clare · Cork (Cork City) · Kerry · Limerick (Limerick City) · Tipperary (North Tipperary • South Tipperary) · Waterford (Waterford City) |
| Leinster | Carlow · Dublin (Dublin City • Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown • Fingal • South Dublin) · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Longford · Louth · Meath · Offaly · Westmeath · Wexford · Wicklow |
| Ulster | |
| Italics denote non-administrative counties · (Parentheses) denote eponymous cities or non-traditional counties | |
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