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Carlow is landlocked and bordered by five counties – Kilkenny to the west, Wicklow to the east, Wexford to the southeast, and Laois and Kildare to the north. Carlow town is both the county town and largest settlement, and is situated on the River Barrow in the north of the county approximately 80 km (50 mi) from Waterford and 85 km (53 mi ...
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.
Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. ... 1,213: Upperwoods: Offerlane: ... Carlow Keeloge North: 400: Upperwoods:
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Carlow in County Carlow. It succeeded the two-seat constituency of Carlow in the Irish House of Commons. Its one MP was chosen by lot to sit in the First Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801. The borough was defined by the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 as:
Carlow County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Cheatharlach) is the local authority of County Carlow, Ireland. As a county council , it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001 . The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation , urban planning and development, amenity and culture , and environment . [ 1 ]
The county council established their County Secretary's Office at 1 Athy Road in the former offices and printing works of the Carlow Sentinel which ceased publication after the First World War. [2] [3] The county council subsequently moved further north along Athy Road into modern premises which are now known as the County Buildings. [4]