Tullow

Tullow Tulach Ó bhFéidhlim
Village
N81 crossing the River Slaney in the centre of Tullow N81 crossing the River Slaney in the centre of Tullow
Tullow Location in Ireland
Coordinates:
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Carlow
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population (2011)
• Urban	3,972
Irish Grid Reference	S852728

Tullow /ˈtʊloʊ/ (Irish: An Tulach, meaning "The Mound", formerly Tulach Ó bhFéidhlim) is a market town (legally a village) in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the N81 road intersects with the R762.

History

There is a statue of Father John Murphy, one of the leaders of the 1798 Rebellion, who was captured near Tullow and executed in the Market Square on 2 July. There is a small museum with information about this period and other local history.

Sport

Gaelic Sports

Saint Patrick's are the GAA club in Tullow who currently compete in the Carlow Senior Football Championship and have been crowned champions on ten occasions. They also compete in the Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Soccer

Parkville United who play at Hawkins Lane Tullow compete in the Carlow premier division. Slaney Rovers who play at Tullow town PItch

Literature

There is quote in Brendan Behan's Borstal Boy that mentions Tullow: "Littlewood was twenty and married. We thought he was as old as the Hills of Tullow."

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Statue of Father John Murphy, Tullow.

Transport

Railway

The town was at one time connected to the Irish railway network, on a branch line from Naas in County Kildare. Tullow railway station opened on 1 June 1886, closed for passenger and goods traffic in 1947 and finally closed on 1 April 1959.

Bus

Bus Éireann route 132 provides a once a day each way (Mondays to Fridays inclusive) commuter link to Dublin via Tallaght. There are also a limited range (usually one/two journeys a day each way) of Bus Éireann Expressway services linking the town to Dublin, New Ross, Waterford and Rosslare Europort. JJ Kavanagh and Sons route from Hacketstown to Carlow also serves the town. The main stopping place for buses is on the Square.

People

• Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue was born in Tullow.
• Bishop Daniel Delany, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, founded the Brigidine Sisters in 1807 and the Patrician Brothers in 1808, organisations that exist today.
• Sean O'Brien, professional rugby union player for Leinster and Ireland is from Ardristan, Tullow and played for local teams - Tullow CS and Tullow RFC
• The author of the popular young adult Faerie Wars series, Herbie Brennan currently lives in Tullow.

Weather

A local weather station operates in Tullow, which records all local weather and provides a five-day local forecast; this is a free service and can be found on Carlow Weather.com. Tullow recorded the lowest temperature in 2010 at −17.7°C. It is also based in a basin so the weather patterns are slightly different.

Business

Tullow Oil is one of Europe's largest independent exploration and production companies with worldwide operations.

See also

• List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Carlow)
• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• Market Houses in Ireland

External links

• Tullow town
• Disused stations