MORE IMAGES OF CARLOW   PROVINCE:- The County of CARLOW or CATHERLOUGH is within the Province of  LEINSTER - 2,783,137 Acres, 989 Parishes, 101 Baronies 52 Boroughs THE COUNTY of CARLOW:- Carlow with an area of 346 square miles is the second smallest county in Ireland. There are 597 Townlands, and seven  Baronies in Co. Carlow. The population of this county in 1841 was 86,228. Over the next forty years there was a steady decreased thus in 1861 it fell to 57,137. Then in 1871 to 51,650, and in 1881 to 46,588. The population of the county almost halved in forty years. The Great Famine period played a very big part in this with emigration also to blame. The population of Carlow County according to the 1991 census was 40,942, with Carlow Town at  11,271. The county is almost triangular in shape and is surrounded by counties Kildare, Wicklow, Wexford, Kilkenny and Laois, and  bounded by the River Slaney to the east and the River Barrow to the west. AREA of COUNTY:- 900 sq. km. - 1.25% of the total surface area of the State. POPULATION:- County Carlow (Contae Cheatharlach) has an overall population of just over 45,000, as of August 2002. The town of Carlow has a population of 17,880. (Note the increase in both Town and County population since 1991 census) PRINCIPAL COUNTY TOWN:- CARLOW - TOWNS of COUNTY CARLOW NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES AROUND COUNTY CARLOW:- Kildare   Laois Kilkenny CARLOW Wicklow Waterford   Wexford CARLOW PERSONALITIES: SONS & DAUGHTERS OF CARLOW COMMON SURNAMES:- Brennan, Byrne, Cummins Doyle, Devereux, Hogan, Kavanagh, Kelly, Keogh, Kinsella, McDonnell/McDonald, Moran, NOLAN/Nowlan, Neill, Ryan, Tyndall, Whelan. (See County Carlow Surname Registry) PART 2 Carlow County Council

The information contained in these pages is provided solely for the purpose of sharing with others researching their ancestors in Ireland. It may not be copied by anyone including Professional Researchers without the authors permission © 2001 - 2011 Ireland Genealogy Projects, IGP TM TOP