Castlecomer
Sign in to saveCastlecomer (, 'castle at the confluence') is a town in the north of County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is positioned at the meeting of N78 and R694 roads about north of Kilkenny city. At the 2016 census, Castlecomer had a population of 1,502 people. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
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Place details
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,502
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Castlecomer
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Castlecomer in County Kilkenny in Ireland.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Businesses on the square in Castlecomer
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Kilkenny
- Area
- +30.5
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Castlecomer in County Kilkenny in Ireland.jpg
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- P7959
- County Kilkenny
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Access and facilities
- Road links
- Rail links
- Castlecomer Railway
- Emergency services
- Library
- Education
- Sport and recreation
- Religion
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Coal-mining heritage
- Manufacturing
- Tourism
- Castlecomer Discovery Park
- Wellie Race
- Geology and fossils
- Geology
- Fossils
- Politics
- Twinning
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Castlecomer (, 'castle at the confluence') is a town in the north of County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is positioned at the meeting of N78 and R694 roads about north of Kilkenny city. At the 2016 census, Castlecomer had a population of 1,502 people. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
The town has been associated with the coal mining industry since the 17th century, and is part of a discrete area called the Castlecomer Plateau. It is bounded on the east by the River Barrow, the west by the River Nore and dissected in the centre by the River Dinnin.