Tallow, County Waterford
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| Tallow Tulach an Iarainn
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| Coordinates: 52°5′37″N 8°0′24″W / 52.09361°N 8.00667°WCoordinates: 52°5′37″N 8°0′24″W / 52.09361°N 8.00667°W | |||
| Country |  Ireland |
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| Province | Munster | ||
| County | Waterford | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 1,000 | ||
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) | ||
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| Website | http://www.tallow-ireland.com/ | ||
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1813 | 2,258 | — |
| 1821 | 2,329 | +3.1% |
| 1831 | 2,998 | +28.7% |
| 1841 | 2,969 | −1.0% |
| 1851 | 1,986 | −33.1% |
| 1861 | 1,619 | −18.5% |
| 1871 | 1,332 | −17.7% |
| 1881 | 1,232 | −7.5% |
| 1891 | 1,088 | −11.7% |
| 1901 | 964 | −11.4% |
| 1911 | 849 | −11.9% |
| 1926 | 782 | −7.9% |
| 1936 | 779 | −0.4% |
| 1946 | 722 | −7.3% |
| 1951 | 716 | −0.8% |
| 1956 | 842 | +17.6% |
| 1961 | 819 | −2.7% |
| 1966 | 813 | −0.7% |
| 1971 | 883 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 937 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 867 | −7.5% |
| 1991 | 858 | −1.0% |
| 1996 | 802 | −6.5% |
| 2002 | 845 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 911 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1,000 | +9.8% |
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Tallow (Irish: Tulach an Iarainn) is a small town in west County Waterford, Ireland, situated near the County Cork border. It is on the road between Lismore, County Waterford and Youghal, County Cork.
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[edit] Amenities
Tallow boasts an array of amenities. It has 5 public houses. 5 restaurants, 3 of which are Irish cuisine, 2 being Chinese cuisine. There are also an array of convenience stores. Also, there is a GAA Pitch and also Tallow is home to Brideview United Soccer Club. Fishing is a very important hobby during the summer months.
[edit] Sport
- Tallow GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
- Bride View United AFC is the local Soccer club founded in 1972.
[edit] Transport
- The town lies at the junction of the R268, R627 and R634 regional roads.
- Tallow Road railway station opened on 27 September 1872 and finally closed on 27 March 1967.[6]
[edit] People
At the St. Patrick's Parish Hall three sons of Tallow are commemorated:
- John Hogan (1800–1858) was born in Tallow and became one of the greatest Irish sculptors.
- Tobias Kirby (1804–1895), a distinguished churchman born in Tallow, rector of the Irish College Rome 1850-1891, and archbishop of Ephesus 1885.
- Frank Ryan (1900–1965) was a tenor who grew up in Tallow.
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John Hogan
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Tobias Kirby
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Frank Ryan
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St. Patrick's Parish Hall with three plaques commemorating people from Tallow
[edit] See also
[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.
- ^ "Tallow Road station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
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