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Bagenalstown
Bagnalstown is of comparatively modern date, situate on
the Barrow. Its population in 1881 was 2,141. It lies in
the centre of a rich tract of grazing country. There is
a weekly market on Saturday, chiefly for wool, corn and
butter, and fairs are held monthly
In the town are very fine flour mills, fitted with the
most improved machinery, and extensive malt stores. In
the vicinity of the town are several granite quarries
and sandstone flags. There are also tile works at
Kilcarrig. There is a station of the G.S.W. Railway,
The Roman Catholic Church is a splendid building.
Nuns of the Presentation Order teach the female children
of the town.
There is a Fever Hospital under the control of the
guardians of Carlow Union, Medical Officer Dr. Francis
Colgan.
Bagnalstown Catholic Young Men's Society have a
comfortable reading room, and a first class billiard
table.
There is an excellent brass band in connection with this
society.
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Town Commissioners.—William
Ward (chairman), C. Thorp, Pierce M'Grath, John
Browne, M. Connolly, P. J. Kehoe, A. Furlong, J.
O'Neill, Patrick Nolan.
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Town Clerk.
J.B. Warren.
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Auditor.
- Courtenay Croker.
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Bank.—Bank
of Ireland, Manager John Walters.
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Stationmaster.
— Mr. Miller.
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Postmaster.—John
Murray.
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National League.
- President, Rev, R. Bourke. Hon. Sec., M. Kavanagh.
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Physicians.—Dr.
F. Colgan, Dr. Stawell.
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Solicitors
— Mr. C. Thorp. Messrs. Mulhall, Brown, Murphy and
Byrne attend court days.)
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Hotels—Ward's.
Leighlinbridge
Leighlinbridge, situate on the Barrow, five miles from
Carlow, contained in 1881 a population of 835. There are
extensive corn and malt stores in the town.
It was called New Leighlin previous to the construction
of the bridge over the Barrow in 1320 by Maurice Jakis,
a canon of the Cathedral of Kildare. A fortress called
the Black Castle was one of the first defences erected
by the English in Ireland.
Sir Boyle Roach, the Irish celebrity, was at one time
member for Leighlin. In the town is a Catholic and a
Protestant Church, and National Schools, of which latter
Mr. P. and Mrs. Carey are the efficient teachers. There
is also a reading room established some years since in
connection with a Workman's Club by the Rev. J. Delaney.
Leighlinbridge is the birthplace of Cardinal Moran,
Archbishop of Sydney, and of Professor Tyndall.
Two miles from Leighlinbridge is the historic village of
Old Leighlin—a parliamentary borough up to the Union and
an incorporated town.
The See of Leighlin was founded in 632. A Synod was held
here in 630 to determine the proper time for celebrating
the festival of Easter. The Cathedral was rebuilt in
1053 and restored in 1527.
Borris
This pretty little town is situated near the Barrow,
three miles south east of Goresbridge. Population in
1881 was 617. Borris is celebrated for having been from
the earliest times the chief residence of the Kavanaghs,
descended from Dermot McMorrough.
Hacketstown
Hacketstown is 44 miles south of Dublin, and 18 miles
from Carlow. Population in 1881 was 721. A good market
for agricultural produce is held
Rathvilly
Rathvilly, which was of considerable note in ancient
times, is situated on an eminence overhanging the
Slaney. It is a station on the newly opened Tullow
Branch of the G.S.W. Railway. A magnificent new Catholic
Church, erected at a cost of £10,000, has been recently
completed.
Tullow
Tullow, on the Slaney, forms the present terminus of the
newly opened line of railway from Sallins.
Formerly the town was called Tullowphelim, and conferred
the title of viscount on two branches of the Butler's
now extinct. In the year 1315 an Augustinian Monastery
was founded, and in 1331 a grant was conferred on the
order by Edward III.
An educational establishment for boarders is conducted
by the Brothers of St. Patrick. The Nuns of the
Bridgetine Order have a boarding school for young
ladies, and a day school.
The National School is conducted by a teacher under the
superintendence of the brothers of the monastery. The
Catholic Church is a splendid structure with a fine
gothic tower and spire. There is a Protestant Church and
a Friends Meeting House.
Tullow is the residence of the Most Rev. Dr. Lynch,
Coajutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. A commodious
Town Hall has just been erected by the Messrs. Murphy.
There are two comfortable Hotels in the town. The
population in 1881 was 1977. Good markets are held every
Saturday for corn, butter, potatoes, fowl, eggs, coal,
and fish. The Slaney is noted for the excellence of its
salmon fishery which is rigidly preserved by the
riprarian owners.
The district around Tullow produces a superior class of
store stock, and the fairs are largely attended by
buyers from Meath and other grazing districts.
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Hotels—The
Slaney Hotel, D. Lennon, Proprietor; The Bridge
Hotel, Mr. J. Maher, Proprietor.
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National Bank. -
Manager.
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Post Office. - Postmaster,
J. Cassells.
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National League.
- President, Dr. J. Nolan; Hon. Sec., J. L. White.
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Commercial Club. President,
J. L. White; Sec., J. Mauser.
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Physicians. -
Dr. J. Nolan. Dr. J. Kidd.
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Solicitors.—W.
M. Byrne. (Messrs. E. T. Mulhall and A. Brown
attend court days).
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Auctioneers—Messrs.
Murphy Bros.
Clonegal
Clonegal is situated partly in the Barony of Shillelagh,
partly in that of Scarawalsh, Co. Wexford, and chiefly
in that of St. Mullins, Co. Carlow. There are Catholic,
Protestant, and Methodist Churches in the town, and
National Schools.
Goresbridge
Goresbridge, in the County Kilkenny; population, 501.
There is a Convent of the sisters of St. Brigid in the
town which has earned a high distinction as a boarding
school for young ladies.
Auctioneer for the district - Mr. Michael Donohoe,
Hallyellin. Goresbridge.