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County Carlow (bahasa Irlandia: Contae Cheatharlach) ialah sebuah county yang terletak di Provinsi Leinster, tenggara Republik Irlandia. Jumlah penduduknya mencapai 50.349 jiwa, dari April 2006 . Kota Carlow , dibangun di Sungai Barrow , berpenduduk 20.724 jiwa (2006).
Carlow (bahasa Irlandia Ceatharlach, berarti «kota di danau») ialah sebuah kota di Republik Irlandia. Merupakan pusat administratif County Carlow dan terletak 84 km dari Dublin . River Barrow mengalir di kota berpenduduk 20.000 jiwa ini.
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The name is an anglicisation of the Irish Ceatharlach. Historically, it was anglicised as Caherlagh, Caterlagh and Catherlagh, which are closer to the Irish spelling. According to logainm.ie, the first part of the name derives from the Old Irish word cethrae ("animals, cattle, herds, flocks"), which is related to ceathar ("four") and therefore sign...
Evidence shows that human occupation in the Carlow county area extends back thousands of years. The most notable and dramatic prehistoric site is the Browneshill Dolmen– a megalithic portal tomb just outside Carlow town. Now part of the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, several Early Christian settlements are still in evidence today around the count...
Until the early-19th century, Irish was spoken in all twelve counties of the province of Leinster, of which County Carlow forms part. According to Celtic scholar Nicholas Williams, the Irish spoken in County Carlow seems to have belonged to a central dialect stretching from west Connacht eastwards to the Liffey estuary. It had characteristics which...
The Nationalist is a newspaper which was established in 1883. The Carlow Peopleis a free weekly newspaper
One of Carlow's most notable landmarks is the Brownshill Dolmen, situated on the Hacketstown Road (R726) approximately 5 km from Carlow town centre. The capstone of this dolmen is reputed to be the largest in Europe. Milford is a green area on the River Barrowapprox 5 miles outside of Carlow town. It is notable as its home to Milford Mill, which wa...
Carlow industry has come a long way since the early 20th century when the town became the centre of Ireland's slow process of industrialisation with the creation of the Irish Sugar Company. Then at the cutting edge of industry in Ireland, the sugar factory opened in 1926 as a private enterprise and was eventually nationalised before reverting to pr...
The N9 road from Dublin to Waterford passed directly through the town until May 2008 when a bypass, part of the M9 motorway, was opened, greatly reducing traffic through the town. The N80 National secondary road skirts the edge of the town. The town is also connected to the national rail network. These transport links have helped Carlow to become a...
Secondary schools serving the area include Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach, Presentation College, Tyndall College (including the former Carlow Vocational School), Tullow Community School, St Leo's College, and St Mary's Knockbeg College.There is also the post-leaving certificate Carlow Institute of Further Education. Third-level institutions include the...
Carlow Cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of Assumption, was started in 1828 and completed in 1833, in Gothic style. A sculpture by John Hogan is a memorial to the bishop and was finished in 1839.An unidentified baby was left here on 22 January 2010.
Motor racing
On 2 July 1903, the Gordon Bennett Cup ran through Carlow. It was the first international motor race to be held in Great Britain or Ireland. The Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland wanted the race to be hosted in the British Isles, Ireland was suggested as the venue because racing was illegal on British public roads. After some lobbying and changes to local laws, Kildare was chosen, partly because the straightness of its roads would be a safety benefit. As a compliment to Ireland, th...
Racquetball
The Carlow Racquetball club was set up in 1978. The club is one of only 7 in the southeastern region and is the largest of these.[citation needed]
Clubs
GAAclubs in the area include Tinryland GAA Club, Éire Óg GAA Club, Asca GAA Club, Palatine GAA club, and O'Hanrahans GAA Club. County Carlow Football Club is the local rugby union club, while F.C. Carlow is a local association footballclub. Carlow also has boxing clubs, an athletics club (St Laurence O'Toole Athletics Club), a golf club, a rowing club, a tennis club, a hockey club and the Carlow Jaguar Scooter Club. (Founded in 1979, this latter club is one of the longest-running scooter club...
CW. Website. www .countycarlow .ie. County Carlow ( Irish: Contae Cheatharlach) is a county of Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow. The population of County Carlow was 54,612 according to the 2011 Irish Census.
County Carlow ( Contae Cheatharlach) is in Southeast Ireland, and historically part of Leinster. Its oldest monument is 6000 years old, and its towns have the heritage - and often the scars - of a turbulent history. It's nowadays a pleasant lowland place, with a population of 56,532 in 2016.
Pages in category "History of County Carlow". The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
