Clonegal
Clonegal
Irish: Cluain na nGall | |
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Village | |
| Main Street Main Street | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Carlow |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 249 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S916607 |
Clonegal, officially Clonegall (/ˈkloʊnəɡɔːl/ KLOH-nə-gawl; from Irish Cluain na nGall, meaning 'meadow of the foreigners'),[2] is a village in the southeast of County Carlow, Ireland. It is in a rural setting, close to the border between counties Wexford and Carlow, 5 km (3 mi) from Bunclody, County Wexford and 22 km (14 mi) from Carlow town. It is just over a mile north of where the River Slaney and the River Derry meet.[3] Clonegal has a much smaller "twin" village across the River Derry in County Wexford, Watch House Village.[4]
The village is served by a primary school, and is the centre of an agricultural hinterland.[3]
History
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Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes ringfort, bullaun stone and holy well sites in the surrounding townlands of Clonegall, Abbeydown and Huntington.[5]
Huntington Castle, also known as Clonegal Castle, is a 17th-century tower house close to the village centre.[6] Built by Laurence Esmonde, 1st Baron Esmonde on the site of an earlier (possibly 15th century) structure,[7][8] Huntington Castle was further extended in the 18th and 19th centuries.[6]
Clonegal's Church of Ireland church, St Fiaac's, was built c. 1819 on the site of a much earlier church and ecclesiastical enclosure.[9][3] The nearby rectory, now a private house, was the residence of the local yeomanry commander during the 1798 Rebellion, and several United Irishmen prisoners were reputedly hanged in a neighbouring yard at what is now known locally as the "Hanging Arch".[3]
The local Roman Catholic church, St Brigid's, was built c. 1845.[10]
There were once eleven malt houses in and around the village, along with a wool and corn store, a police station and other shops.[3]
Kildavin/Clonegal GAA club was formed in 1914.[11]
Clonegal won the "tidiest village" category in the 2014 and 2015 National Tidy Towns competitions.[12][13]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]According to the 2006 Census, Clonegal had a population of approximately 280, an increase of 20% since the 2002 Census.[3] As of the 2022 census, the population was 249.[1]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Peter Murphy, radio and television broadcaster, was from the area.[14]
- Patrick O'Donoghue, the 19th century Irish nationalist revolutionary and journalist.[citation needed]
See also
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