Tullow

Tullow Irish: Tulach Ó bhFéidhlim
County Carlow
N81 crossing the River Slaney in the centre of Tullow
Location
Grid reference:	S852728
Location:	52°48’1"N, 6°44’13"W
Data
Population:	3,972  (2011)
Postcode:	R93
Dialling code:	059
Local Government

Tullow is a market town in County Carlow, on the bank of the River Slaney where the N81 road intersects with the R725.

The name 'Tullow' is for the Irish An Tulach, meaning 'The Mound': it was formerly called Tulach Ó bhFéidhlim.

History

A statue in the town of John Murphy, a priest who was one of the leaders of the 1798 Rebellion. He was captured near Tullow and executed in the Market Square on 2 July 1798.

There is a small museum with information about this period and other local history.

Sport

• Darts: Emerald Darts, a Darts Academy
• Football:
  • Parkville United who play at Hawkins Lane
  • Slaney Rovers who play at Tullow town pitch
• Gaelic sports: Saint Patrick's
• Rugby: Tullow RFC

Literature

There is quote in Brendan Behan's Borstal Boy that mentions Tullow: "Littlewood was twenty and married. We thought he was as old as the Hills of Tullow."

Thwe statue of John Murphy in Tullow

Transport

The town was at one time connected to the Irish railway network, on a branch line from Naas in County Kildare. Tullow railway station opened on 1 June 1886, closed for passenger and goods traffic in 1947 and finally closed on 1 April 1959.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Tullow)

• Disused stations