County Carlow

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County Carlow Contae Cheatharlach
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Area:	896 km²
County Town:	Carlow
Population:	46,014 (2002)
Province:	Leinster

County Carlow (Contae Cheatharlach in Irish) is a county located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. It has an overall population of just over 45,000, as of August 2002. The town of Carlow, built on the River Barrow, has a population of 17,880.

Towns and villages in County Carlow:

• Ballon, Borris
• Carlow, Clonegal, Clonmore
• Hacketstown
• Leighlinbridge
• Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown), Myshall
• Nurney
• Rathvilly
• Tullow

Famous people from Carlow include:

• William Dargan
• Irish TV Travel Presenter Kathryn Thomas is from Carlow town, and studied at Institute of Technology, Carlow
• Pop-star Ryan O'Riain of D-Side comes from Myshall, Co. Carlow.
• The famous Irish song writer, Richie Kavanagh is from Carlow.

External links

• Carlow Local Authorities

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