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The '''County of Carlow''' is a landlocked [[Counties of the Republic of Ireland|county]] in the southern part of [[Leinster]] in the Republic of Ireland. The population is 54,612 according to the 2011 census. | |||
[[File:Windmill Hill, Enniscorthy view West - geograph.org.uk - 64556.jpg|thumb|267px|Windmill Hill, Enniscorthy, Blackstairs Mountains on the horizon.]] | |||
==Geographic subdivisions== | |||
{{ | Carlow, or "Catherlough" originally part of the Norman County palatine of Leinster, became a separate county probably around 1306.<ref name="roche">Desmond Roche, ''Local Government in Ireland'', Dublin, 1982</ref> At that time it was larger than today, extending to and including the coastal area around [[Arklow]], though control of this area became disputed with the Irish chieftains of the area. These areas were given over to County Wicklow in 1606-07 | ||
===Baronies=== | |||
There are seven historic baronies in the county: Carlow, Forth, Idrone East, Idrone West, Rathvilly, St Mullin's Lower and St Mullin's Upper. | |||
===Towns and villages=== | |||
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* [[Ardattin]] | |||
* [[Ballinkillin]] | |||
* [[Ballon, County Carlow|Ballon]] | |||
* [[Ballymurphy, County Carlow|Ballymurphy]] | |||
* [[Borris, County Carlow|Borris]] | |||
* [[Carlow]] | |||
* [[Clonmore, County Carlow|Clonmore]] | |||
* [[Clonegal]] | |||
* [[Fennagh, County Carlow|Fennagh]] | |||
* [[Hacketstown]] | |||
* [[Kildavin]] | |||
* [[Muine Bheag]] | |||
* [[Myshall]] | |||
* [[Nurney, County Carlow|Nurney]] | |||
* [[Old Leighlin]] | |||
* [[Rathvilly]] | |||
* [[Royal Oak, County Carlow|Royal Oak]] | |||
* [[St Mullin's]] | |||
* [[Tinryland]] | |||
* [[Tullow]] | |||
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==People== | |||
*Pierce Butler - soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers. | |||
*Myles Keogh - American Civil War military officer and later Captain of Company I, U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment - Fought in Indian Wars and was killed 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. | |||
*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. | |||
*Derek Ryan - Country music singer & former member of Pop band D-side | |||
*Saoirse Ronan - Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress. | |||
*Samuel Haughton - polymath, in 1866 published a formula for calculating the drop needed to cause instantaneous death at hangings. | |||
*Sean O'Brien Lenister and Ireland international rugby player. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==Outside links== | |||
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*[http://www.carlowrugby.ie Co Carlow Football Club] | |||
*[http://carlow.gaa.ie/ Carlow GAA] | |||
*[http://www.myleskeogh.org Myles Keogh Website] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 18 January 2015
| County Carlow Irish: Contae Cheatharlach Republic of Ireland | |
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| Province: | Leinster |
| Area: | 346 square miles |
| Population: | 54,612 |
| County seat: | Carlow |
The County of Carlow is a landlocked county in the southern part of Leinster in the Republic of Ireland. The population is 54,612 according to the 2011 census.
Geographic subdivisions
Carlow, or "Catherlough" originally part of the Norman County palatine of Leinster, became a separate county probably around 1306.[1] At that time it was larger than today, extending to and including the coastal area around Arklow, though control of this area became disputed with the Irish chieftains of the area. These areas were given over to County Wicklow in 1606-07
Baronies
There are seven historic baronies in the county: Carlow, Forth, Idrone East, Idrone West, Rathvilly, St Mullin's Lower and St Mullin's Upper.
Towns and villages
People
- Pierce Butler - soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers.
- Myles Keogh - American Civil War military officer and later Captain of Company I, U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment - Fought in Indian Wars and was killed 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.
- 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.
- Derek Ryan - Country music singer & former member of Pop band D-side
- Saoirse Ronan - Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress.
- Samuel Haughton - polymath, in 1866 published a formula for calculating the drop needed to cause instantaneous death at hangings.
- Sean O'Brien Lenister and Ireland international rugby player.
References
- ↑ Desmond Roche, Local Government in Ireland, Dublin, 1982
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Carlow County Carlow) |
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