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County Carlow (/ ˈ k ɑːr l oʊ / KAR-loh ... Carlow Castle was the oldest and most imposing stone castle in the county. Built from 1207 to 1213, the town of Carlow ...
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 was an Irish stronghold for agriculture in the early 1800s which earned the county the nickname of the scallion eaters. Famine later wiped out half of the population. Carlow Castle was constructed by William Marshal , Earl of Striguil and Lord of Leinster, c. 1207 – c. 1213 , to guard the vital river crossing.
Ireland portal; This is a sortable table of the approximately 600 townlands in County Carlow, Ireland. [1] [2] [3]Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county.
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In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, County Carlow was represented with two members. [1] When the Acts of Union 1800 merged the Irish Parliament into the United Kingdom Parliament with effect from 1 January 1801, County Carlow sent to two MPs to the United Kingdom House of Commons.
In Ireland, after the invasion, the de Carreus, or Carews, held the barony of Idrone in County Carlow, without relinquishing their holdings in Britain. William de Carreu (died 1213), held both manors of Carew and Idrone. [14] Maurice de Carreu was in Edward 1's Irish Parliament in 1300. Raymond de Carreu appears in Irish records in 1302.