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What's the second biggest town in Co. Carlow?

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  • 16-09-2014 1:18pm
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    BattleCorp
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    Like the title says, what's the second biggest town in the county, is it Tullow or Bagenalstown?


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    Agent Coulson
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    Tullow would be bigger.


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    slimjimmc
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    Tullow, both in terms of area and population.
    Source : 2011 Census
    Population Density and Area Size by Electoral Division, Statistical
    Indicator and Census Year

    2011

    034 Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Urban, Co. Carlow
    Population (Number) 2,775
    Males (Number) 1,419
    Females (Number) 1,356
    Actual change since previous census (Number) 243
    Percentage change since previous census (%) 9.6
    Area (sq km) (Number) 2.88

    048 Tullow Urban, Co. Carlow
    Population (Number) 3,414
    Males (Number) 1,655
    Females (Number) 1,759
    Actual change since previous census (Number) 533
    Percentage change since previous census (%) 18.5
    Area (sq km) (Number) 3.40


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    Help!!!!
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    Tullow would ne nicer too


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    Shiraz 4.99
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    I'd a friend that went to Bagenalstown once, he didn't like it


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    Help!!!!
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    Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »
    I'd a friend that went to Bagenalstown once, he didn't like it

    I'm from there.....gotten worse over the years


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    Shiraz 4.99
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    Help!!!! wrote: »
    I'm from there.....gotten worse over the years

    Needs a Spanish Quarter, really show it up lovely


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    Shiraz 4.99
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    Help!!!! wrote: »
    I'm from there.....gotten worse over the years

    Needs a Spanish Quarter, really show it up lovely


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    madmaggie
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    So Bagenalstown is the turd biggest town? :D


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    madmaggie
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    Help!!!! wrote: »
    I'm from there.....gotten worse over the years

    You have my sympathy.


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    Morf
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    Both are nicer than Athy.

    Let's just be thankful for that! :p:D


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    Help!!!!
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    Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »
    Needs a Spanish Quarter, really show it up lovely

    Needs a lot more than that


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    AlanS181824
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    Is Graiguecullen not a town?

    Actually no wait... Stupid question...

    Never mind, better sleep.


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    Morf
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    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    Is Graiguecullen not a town?

    Actually no wait... Stupid question...

    Never mind, better sleep.

    It was traditionally a village but is under the auspices of Carlow UDC (if that even still exists with the new town/county council set-up).


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    threein99
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    Help!!!! wrote: »
    Tullow would ne nicer too

    Said no one ever


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    lucylu
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    Morf wrote: »
    It was traditionally a village but is under the auspices of Carlow UDC (if that even still exists with the new town/county council set-up).

    Thought Graiguecullen is in Laois?


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    AlanS181824
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    lucylu wrote: »
    Thought Graiguecullen is in Laois?

    It's in both, sort of.

    If you write Laois instead of Carlow your address is still the same, the post will still get to you.

    I regard Graiguecullen as in Carlow but there are people in my estate who'd say Laois.

    Really doesn't matter.

    Most places seem to say Graiguecullen, Carlow though.


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    Morf
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    lucylu wrote: »
    Thought Graiguecullen is in Laois?

    2qn36dl.jpg

    Inside the red is in Carlow.

    Outside is in Laois, votes in Laois/Offaly and pays rates to Laois CC.


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    Shiraz 4.99
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    Looks like Laois lost it in a game of cards, terribly straight line for Irish boundry


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    AlanS181824
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    Morf wrote: »
    2qn36dl.jpg

    Inside the red is in Carlow.

    Outside is in Laois, votes in Laois/Offaly and pays rates to Laois CC.

    That's geographically where Graiguecullen is but for me and a lot of people it has always socially been in Carlow.

    I live passed the GAA which is Laois but I consider to be in Carlow.

    I live just before where Dunne's is which is before the GAA but this is Carlow.

    All those car dealerships around there are all Carlow too.

    Graiguecullen is most definitely apart of Carlow.


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    slimjimmc
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    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    That's geographically where Graiguecullen is but for me and a lot of people it has always socially been in Carlow.

    I live passed the GAA which is Laois but I consider to be in Carlow.

    I live just before where Dunne's is which is before the GAA but this is Carlow.

    All those car dealerships around there are all Carlow too.

    Graiguecullen is most definitely apart of Carlow.
    According to Google Maps the county boundary is at the southern edge of Graiguecullen GAA grounds so anything north (ie towards Dunnes) of the pitch is in Co Laois, that includes Dunnes and all those dealerships (Meridian, Lyng Dooley). If you live between the pitch and Dunnes you are in Co. Laois even if your postal address says Carlow.
    All those dealerships


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    AlanS181824
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    slimjimmc wrote: »
    According to Google Maps the county boundary is at the southern edge of Graiguecullen GAA grounds so anything north (ie towards Dunnes) of the pitch is in Co Laois, that includes Dunnes and all those dealerships (Meridian, Lyng Dooley). If you live between the pitch and Dunnes you are in Co. Laois even if your postal address says Carlow.
    All those dealerships

    That's a technicality only, I live in Carlow ;)


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    Morf
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    I'm not that old and I certainly have a sense of Graiguecullen being pretty much entirely within the triangle and getting very much into countryside before leaving it. Out Sleatty I'm thinking or less so the Leighlin Road.


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    BarryD
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    Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »
    I'd a friend that went to Bagenalstown once, he didn't like it

    Wouldn't want to be picky, but is Muine Bheag not the correct official etc name for Bagenalstown, changed in 1932? Always find it curious that it hasn't really stuck or has it?

    Look at Bunclody - it was Newtownbarry until as late as 1950 and I've heard the odd older person still call it that but by and large it's definitely Bunclody nowadays.

    So who uses Muine Bheag apart from county council officials and Gaeilgeoirí?


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    Morf
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    BarryD wrote: »
    Wouldn't want to be picky, but is Muine Bheag not the correct official etc name for Bagenalstown, changed in 1932? Always find it curious that it hasn't really stuck or has it?

    Look at Bunclody - it was Newtownbarry until as late as 1950 and I've heard the odd older person still call it that but by and large it's definitely Bunclody nowadays.

    So who uses Muine Bheag apart from county council officials and Gaeilgeoirí?

    Irish Rail.


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    BarryD
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    Morf wrote: »
    Irish Rail.

    That makes sense alright but what do people in the town call it? I've heard Bagenalstown mostly myself.


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    AlanS181824
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    BarryD wrote: »
    That makes sense alright but what do people in the town call it? I've heard Bagenalstown mostly myself.

    I've only ever heard that myself.

    Haven't a clue how to even pronounce Muine Bheag.


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    byhookorbycrook
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    Mw-in ah ve- ug


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    PoorPaddy
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    Bagenalstown. Always Bagenalstown. Nobody calls it by its official name.

    Getting off the train one day and a fella asked me was it a Gaeltacht area, which I had to laugh at. :D


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