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Carlow

Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 27,351, the twelfth-largest urban centre in Ireland.

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Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.name: Carlow
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Carlow town.png
Settlement.shield_size: 150px
Settlement.mapsize: 230px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Carlow in Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: County Carlow
Settlement.leader_title2: Dáil constituency

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Etymology
History
Irish language
Places of interest
Economy
Climate
Transport
Education
Religion
Media
Sport
Motor racing
Racquetball
Clubs
People
Twin towns
See also
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Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 27,351, the twelfth-largest urban centre in Ireland.

The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic boundary between counties Laois and Carlow. However, the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 included the town entirely in County Carlow. The settlement of Carlow is thousands of years old and pre-dates written Irish history. The town has played a major role in Irish history, serving as the capital of the country in the 14th century. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.