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Carlow (/ ˈ k ɑːr l oʊ / KAR-loh; Irish: Ceatharlach [ˈcahəɾˠl̪ˠəx]) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, 84 km (52 mi) from Dublin. At the 2022 census , it had a population of 27,351, the twelfth-largest urban center in Ireland .
County Carlow (/ ˈ k ɑːr l oʊ / KAR-loh; Irish: Contae Cheatharlach) is a county located in the Southern Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. [4] Carlow is the second smallest and the third least populous of Ireland's 32 traditional counties. [2]
Duckett's Grove (Irish: Garrán Duckett [1]) is a ruined 19th-century great house and former estate in County Carlow, Ireland. Belonging to the Duckett family, the house was formerly the focal point of a 12,000-acre (49 km 2) estate, [2] and dominated the local landscape of the area for more than two centuries.
Altamont House is a historic building best known for its ornamental gardens in County Carlow. The Robinsonian-style gardens [ 1 ] are often referred to as "the jewel in Ireland's gardening crown". [ 2 ]
Carlow Castle (Irish: Caisleán Cheatharlach) is located near the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. [2] It was built between 1207 and 1213, and is a National Monument of Ireland . [ 3 ]
Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society (formerly The Old Carlow Society) is a historical society in Co. Carlow, Ireland, founded in 1946.Donal McCartney, Professor Emeritus of Modern Irish History, University College Dublin is the current president of the society.
The first mill to sit on this site was built around 1775 by a James Conolly Esq. In the late 1780s, John Alexander, a member of Northern Irish family of Scottish extraction moved to County Carlow, purchasing lands in Ballygowan, Ballinabranna, Craanluskey, and Tomard.
Location of County Carlow This is a list of the historic "Big Houses" of County Carlow, Ireland. The term is a direct translation from Irish and refers to the country houses, mansions or estate houses of the historical landed class in Ireland. This page lists 88 of the most prominent historic big houses in Carlow, which have adequate records associated with them. While many of these houses are ...