Tullow (; , formerly ''Tulach Ó bhFéidhlim/ Tullowphelim'') is a market town in

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 Cou ...

, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the

N81 road The N81 road is a national secondary road in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, from the M50 motorway (Ireland), M50 motorway to Tullow, County Carlow, north to south. The N81 continues past Tullow for another 8 km to terminate at the village of Clos ...

intersects with the R725. , the population was 4,673.

History

There is a statue of Father John Murphy, one of the leaders of the

1798 Rebellion The Irish Rebellion of 1798 ( ga, Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ''The Hurries'') was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen, a Irish republicanism, ...

, who was captured near Tullow and executed in the Market Square on 2 July. There is a small

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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 Junior A Football Championship Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272. The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic boundary ...

and have been crowned champions on ten occasions. They also compete in the

Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Ceatharlach) or Carlow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Carlow and th ...

Soccer

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

Rugby

Tullow RFC Tullow RFC is an Irish Rugby team based in Tullow, Leinster, playing in Division 1B of the Leinster League. History The club was founded in 1928, but closed after around 30 years. It was re-established in 1971. The first president in the club w ...

are the local rugby team. Former Ireland international player Seán O'Brien played with the club.

Darts

Emerald Darts are a Darts Academy situated at Floor 1 Post Office Sorting Office (At The Back Of Supervalu) who are the ONLY Darts Academy in Ireland who compete against other Darts Academies worldwide in the Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) grading system affiliated to The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and various national tournaments, Kian Cullen represented Emerald Darts in the JDC European Championships in the UK in December 2016. Emerald Darts are proudly sponsored by Unicorn Darts the biggest dart manufacturer in the world.

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." Street scene with statue of Father John Murphy, Tullow, Co

Street scene with statue of Father John Murphy, Tullow, Co

Transport

Railway

The town was at one time connected to the Irish railway network, on a branch line from Naas in

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. Tullow railway station opened on 1 June 1886, closed for passenger and goods traffic in 1947 and finally closed on 1 April 1959.

Bus

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route 132 provides a once a day each way (Mondays to Fridays inclusive) commuter link to

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via

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. There are also a limited range (usually one/two journeys a day each way) of

Expressway services linking the town to

New Ross New Ross (, formerly ) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It is located on the River Barrow, near the border with County Kilkenny, and is around northeast of Waterford. In 2016 it had a population of 8,040 people, making it the ...

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and Rosslare Europort.

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route from

Hacketstown Hacketstown (, IPA: �bˠalʲəˈhaceːdʲ, historically known as Ballydrohid (), is a small town in County Carlow, Ireland, near the border with County Wicklow. It is located on the R747 regional road at its junction with the R727. The R ...

Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272. The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...

also serves the town. The main stopping place for buses is on the Square.

Weather

A local weather station operates in Tullow, which records all local weather and provides a five-day local forecast.CarlowWeather.com
/ref> 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.

Notable people

* Denis Donoghue, literary critic, was born in Tullow. *

Daniel Delany Daniel Delany DD (February 1747, in Paddock, Mountrath, Laois, Ireland – 9 July 1814, in Tullow, County Carlow) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Educated at the Irish College in Paris, he taught at the English Boys Col ...

Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin The Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, one of the suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of Dublin. The episcopal title takes its name from the towns of Kildare and Old Leighlin ...

, founded the

Brigidine Sisters The Brigidine Sisters (also known as the Brigidine Order, or simply the Brigidines) are a global Roman Catholic congregation, founded by Bishop Daniel Delany in Tullow, Ireland on 1 February 1807. The sisters' apostolate is education. Backgroun ...

in 1807 and the

Patrician Brothers The Patrician Brothers officially named Brothers of Saint Patrick ( la, Congregatio Fratrum a Sancto Patricio), abbreviated F.S.P. is a Catholic lay religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men founded for the religious and literary educa ...

in 1808. * Seán O'Brien, professional

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player for

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and

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is from Ardristan, Tullow and played for local teams - Tullow CS and

Herbie Brennan James Herbert "Herbie" Brennan (born Ireland, 5 July 1940) is a lecturer and the author of over 100 fiction and non-fiction books for adults, teens, and children. Biography Brennan's '' Man, Myth & Magic'' was published by Yaquinto Publicat ...

, author of the young adult Faerie Wars series, lives in Tullow. *

Christabel Bielenberg Christabel Mary Bielenberg (''née'' Burton, 18 June 1909 – 2 November 2003) was a British writer who was married to a German lawyer, Peter Bielenberg. She described her experiences living in Germany during the Second World War in two books: ' ...

, author of ''The Past is Myself'', lived in Tullow.

References

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