County Carlow
| County Carlow Contae Cheatharlach |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County Town: | Carlow | |
| Code: | CW | |
| Area: | 896 km² | |
| Population (2006) | 50,471 | |
| 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 just over 50,000, as of April 2006. The town of Carlow, built on the River Barrow, has a population of 17,880 (2002 Census).
Towns and villages in County Carlow:
- Ballon, Borris
- Ballinkillen
- Carlow
- Clonegal
- Clonmore
- Fenagh.
- Hacketstown
- Leighlinbridge
- Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown)
- Myshall
- Nurney
- Rathvilly
- Tullow
Milford - Graiguecullen
- Kildavin
Famous people from Carlow include
- 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
External links
| 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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