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Carlow is known as "The Dolmen County", a nickname based on the Brownshill Dolmen, a 6,000-year-old megalithic portal tomb which is reputed to have the heaviest capstone in Europe, weighing over 100 metric tonnes.
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 .
Historic constituencies in County Carlow (1 C, 4 P) D. Deputy lieutenants of Carlow (1 P) H. High sheriffs of Carlow (23 P) L. Lord-lieutenants of Carlow (5 P)
However, separate registers continued in use for the County and the County Borough until the expiry of reverse ZPI in August 1985. See below for the sequences issued covering both areas. Cork County and County Borough Joint Office: (in issuing sequence) reverse 3-letter sequences of (R)ZK ZF. 1 RZK to 999 YZK (Aug 1985 – May 1986);
The borough of Old Leighlin was disfranchised under the Acts of Union 1800. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the borough of Carlow was disfranchised and the county was reduced to one seat. [1] It was the only Irish county not divided for electoral purposes in the 1885 redistribution.
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.
County Wexford (Irish: Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region . Named after the town of Wexford , it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella ( Uí Ceinnsealaigh ), whose capital was Ferns .
County Wicklow was the last of the traditional counties of Ireland to be shired in 1606 from land previously part of counties Dublin and Carlow. Established as a distinct county, it was aimed at controlling local groups such as the O'Byrnes.