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Royal Oak, County Carlow
Royal Oak () is a small village in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is on the west side of the River Barrow, across from Muine Bheag, and is off the former N9 road (Ireland), N9 road (now R448 road (Ireland), R448 road from Naas to Waterford). It is not in or a part of Bagenalstown. Royal Oak is within the townland of Clorusk (). References See also * List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, List of towns and villages in Ireland Towns and villages in County Carlow {{Carlow-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Carlow
County Carlow ( ; ga, Contae Cheatharlach) is a county located in the South-East Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Carlow is the second smallest and the third least populous of Ireland's 32 traditional counties. Carlow County Council is the governing local authority. The county is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow and is both the county town and largest settlement, with over 40% of the county's population. Much of the remainder of the population also reside within the Barrow valley, in towns such as Leighlinbridge, Bagenalstown, Tinnahinch, Borris and St Mullins. Carlow shares a border with Kildare and Laois to the north, Kilkenny to the west, Wicklow to the east and Wexford to the southeast. Carlow is known as "The Dolmen County", a nickname based on the Brownshill Dolmen, a 6,000-year-old megalithic portal tomb which is reputed to have the heaviest capstone in Europe, weighing over 100 metric tonnes. The town of Carlow w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
