Castlecomer
| Castlecumer Caisleán an Chomair
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 Castlecumer
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| Coordinates: 52°48′22″N 7°12′36″W / 52.806°N 7.210°WCoordinates: 52°48′22″N 7°12′36″W / 52.806°N 7.210°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 1,531 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S532731 |
| Website | www.castlecomer.ie |
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1821 | 905 | — |
| 1831 | 2,436 | +169.2% |
| 1841 | 1,765 | −27.5% |
| 1851 | 1,694 | −4.0% |
| 1861 | 1,435 | −15.3% |
| 1871 | 1,321 | −7.9% |
| 1881 | 1,182 | −10.5% |
| 1891 | 1,019 | −13.8% |
| 1901 | 958 | −6.0% |
| 1911 | 872 | −9.0% |
| 1926 | 829 | −4.9% |
| 1936 | 809 | −2.4% |
| 1946 | 718 | −11.2% |
| 1951 | 722 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 1,191 | +65.0% |
| 1961 | 1,129 | −5.2% |
| 1966 | 1,141 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 1,244 | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 1,548 | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 1,490 | −3.7% |
| 1991 | 1,396 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | 1,380 | −1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,482 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1,531 | +3.3% |
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Castlecumer Ireland.
The Irish name for the town translates to "The castle at the confluence of the rivers"; the "rivers" refers to the rivers Deen, Brocagh and Clohogue while the "castle" refers to the castle built by the Normans in 1171 which is located on the mound opposite the gates to "Castlecomer Demesne".
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[edit] Location and access
It is located in the province of Leinster at the meeting of N78 and R694 roads about 16 km (9.9 mi) roads north of Kilkenny city in the south-east of the island of Ireland. Castlecomer rural area has an area of 23,417 hectares. The town's square is graced with Georgian houses surrounded by Lime trees.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2006 census, by the Central Statistics Office, Castlecomer town's population, which includes Donaguile, was 1,531. This was a 3.3% change since 2002.[6] The Castlecomer rural area has a population of 8,280.[7]
[edit] Transport
Castlecomer railway station opened on 21 February 1921 but was closed for passenger traffic on 26 January 1931 and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1963.[8] Castlecomer is situated on the Dublin to Clonmel Bus Eireann bus route.
[edit] Governance
The local government is Kilkenny County Council. Castlecomer and its rural area forms an Electoral District which includes Attanagh, Ballyragget, Castlecomer, Clogh, Clogharinka, Moneenroe, Mothell and Muckalee.
[edit] Industry
Agriculture employes about 100 people. The Castlecomer district has 60 farms. These range between 10 and 100 hectares with a total of 2003 hectares being farmed. There are 4451 cattle and 768 sheep, and farming is done with grassland machines, tillage machines, tractors, winter feeding and milking equipments. Specialist farms include beef production, dairy and mixed grazing linestock.[9]
[edit] Sport
Erin's Own GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
Deen Celtic A.F.C. is the local Soccer Club in Castlecomer.
[edit] See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- Market Houses in Ireland
- Christopher Wandesford
- Viscount Castlecomer
[edit] References
- ^ Census for post 1821 figures.
- ^ http://www.histpop.org
- ^ http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census
- ^ Lee, JJ (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A.. Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Mokyr, Joel; O Grada, Cormac (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850". The Economic History Review 37 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120035880/abstract
- ^ Census 2006 Table 12. Alphabetical list of Towns with their population, 2002 and 2006
- ^ Census 2006 Table 6. Population and area of each Province, County, City, urban area, rural area and Electoral Division, 2002 and 2006
- ^ "Castlecomer station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ Agriculture 2002
[edit] Further reading
- Walpole, Horace; Thomas Park (1806). A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland: With Lists of Their Works. Original from the New York Public Library: J. Scott. p. 180. http://books.google.com/?id=KxcfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=Castlecomer.
- Census (2006). 2006 Census of Ireland. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/pr_pop.htm
- Agriculture (2002). 2002 Agriculture Census - Kilkenny. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). http://www.cso.ie/px/pxcoa2000/Database/Census%20of%20Agriculture%202000/Kilkenny/Kilkenny.asp
- Knight, Charles (1839). The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of Useful Knowledge. Original from the Complutense University of Madrid: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. http://books.google.com/?id=g9cCMcvp8qsC
- Lewis, Samuel (1837). A Topgrahical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. LEWIS & Co. 87, Aldergate Street.. http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/index.php.
