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

BattleCorp · 16-09-2014 12:18PM #1

Like the title says, what's the second biggest town in the county, is it Tullow or Bagenalstown?

Agent Coulson · 16-09-2014 12:37PM

Tullow would be bigger.

slimjimmc · 16-09-2014 12:38PM

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

Help!!!! · 16-09-2014 12:40PM

Tullow would ne nicer too

Shiraz 4.99 · 16-09-2014 03:06PM

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

Help!!!! · 16-09-2014 04:26PM

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

Shiraz 4.99 · 16-09-2014 08:17PM

Help!!!! wrote: »

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

Needs a Spanish Quarter, really show it up lovely

Shiraz 4.99 · 16-09-2014 08:20PM

Help!!!! wrote: »

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

Needs a Spanish Quarter, really show it up lovely

madmaggie · 17-09-2014 12:06AM

So Bagenalstown is the turd biggest town?

madmaggie · 17-09-2014 12:07AM

Help!!!! wrote: »

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

You have my sympathy.

Morf · 17-09-2014 12:22AM

Both are nicer than Athy.

Let's just be thankful for that!

Help!!!! · 17-09-2014 01:21PM

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

Needs a Spanish Quarter, really show it up lovely

Needs a lot more than that

AlanS181824 · 17-09-2014 10:23PM

Is Graiguecullen not a town?

Actually no wait... Stupid question...

Never mind, better sleep.

Morf · 18-09-2014 04:08AM

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).

threein99 · 23-09-2014 08:15PM

Help!!!! wrote: »

Tullow would ne nicer too

Said no one ever

lucylu · 24-09-2014 08:41AM

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?

AlanS181824 · 24-09-2014 12:41PM

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.

Morf · 24-09-2014 06:00PM

lucylu wrote: »

Thought Graiguecullen is in Laois?

Inside the red is in Carlow.

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

Shiraz 4.99 · 24-09-2014 06:14PM

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

AlanS181824 · 24-09-2014 11:20PM

Morf wrote: »

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.

slimjimmc · 24-09-2014 11:54PM

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

AlanS181824 · 25-09-2014 07:32AM

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

Morf · 27-09-2014 02:31AM

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.

BarryD · 02-10-2014 11:01AM

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?

Morf · 03-10-2014 12:35AM

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.

BarryD · 03-10-2014 08:53AM

Morf wrote: »

Irish Rail.

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

AlanS181824 · 03-10-2014 09:08AM

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.

byhookorbycrook · 03-10-2014 04:41PM

Mw-in ah ve- ug

PoorPaddy · 04-10-2014 07:49PM

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.

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

Comments