Hacketstown
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| Hacketstown Irish: Baile Haicéid | |
| County Carlow | |
|---|---|
 Hacketstown Main Street | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | S972801 |
| Location: | 52°51’50"N, 6°33’25"W |
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| Local Government | |
| Website: | http://www.hacketstown.ie |
Hacketstown is a small town in the north-east of County Carlow. Historically the place was known as Ballydrohid, which is the Irish Baile an Droichead.
The town is on the R747 regional road at its junction with the R727. The River Derreen flows westwards just north of the town and the River Derry rises just south of the town.
Hacketstown was the scene of a battle during the 1798 rebellion.
About the town
The town has a national school and secondary school, Coláiste Eoin. There is a Roman Catholic church, St Bridget's, and a Church of Ireland chapel, St John's.
Miscellany
William Presley, an ancestor of Elvis Presley, was a resident of the town before emigrating to America over 200 years ago.