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Carlow is an inland town in the south-east of Ireland in County Carlow, 84
km from Dublin. The River Barrow flows through the town. The town numbers
about 20,000 people. The river forms the historic boundary between County
Laois and Carlow: the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 included the town
entirely in Carlow. Carlow town is County Carlow's main town. One of Carlow's main landmarks
is the Brownshill Dolmen, situated on the Hacketstown Road. Carlow
Castle was probably built between 1207 and 1213 by William Marshall on the
site of a motte erected by Hugh de Lacy in the 1180s. Only the western wall
and two towers now survive. It is located on the banks of the River Barrow
near Carlow town centre. The castle is now the imposing centrepiece of a
major urban renewal programme.
Bagenalstown is a town in County
Carlow, Ireland. The area is between the midlands of Ireland and the
southeast. The county town of Carlow is to the north of Muine Bheag. The
town is the second largest in the county.
Borris is a village on the
River Barrow, in County Carlow, Ireland. It lies on the R702 regional road.
It has two supermarkets - O'Shea's (Londis) and Cosgraves, 6 Public Houses -
O'Sheas, Joyces, Kavanaghs, Green Drake Inn, Daltons and Coadys. A 9-hole
golf course at Borris commands panoramic views of the neighbouring
countryside with Mount Leinster and the Blackstairs Mountains to the east,
and the Barrow Valley to the west. The town also has a school which has over
490 students and 33-36 teachers.
Carlow is an inland town in
the south-east of Ireland in County Carlow, 84 km from Dublin. The River
Barrow flows through the town. The town numbers about 20,000 people - 3,000
of whom are students. The river forms the historic boundary between County
Laois and Carlow. Carlow town is County Carlow's main town.
Leighlinbridge is a village
on the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. The N9 National primary route
once passed through the village which was by-passed in the 1980s. It now
lies on the R705 regional road. It features narrow winding streets, grey
limestone malthouses and castle ruins overlooking a 14th century bridge
across the River Barrow, reputedly one of the oldest functioning bridges in
Europe. Leighlinbridge has won many environmental awards, including county
winner in the National Tidy Towns Competition, first in the Barrow Awards,
overall national winner in Ireland's Green Town 2000 and represented Ireland
in the European "Entente Florale" competition in 2001.
Tullow is a town in County
Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the N81 road
crosses. In the market square stands a statue of Father John Murphy, the
insurgent leader, who was captured near Tullow and executed in the Market
Square on 2 July 1798. The town has a small museum with much information
about this period and other local history. |