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Clonegal

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According to the 2006 Census, Clonegal had a population of approximately 280, an increase of 20% since the 2002 Census. As of 2016, the population was 278.
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on the site of a much earlier church and ecclesiastical enclosure. The nearby rectory, now a private house, was the residence of the local
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on the site of an earlier (possibly 15th century) structure, Huntington Castle was further extended in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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There were once eleven malt houses in and around the village, along with a wool and corn store, a police station and other shops.
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prisoners were reputedly hanged in a neighbouring yard at what is now known locally as the "Hanging Arch".
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The village is served by a primary school, and is the centre of an agricultural hinterland.
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Clonegal won the "tidiest village" category in the 2014 and 2015
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meet. Clonegal has a much smaller "twin" village across the
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Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes
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Irish
Main Street
Clonegal is located in Ireland
52°41′26″N 6°38′43″W / 52.6906°N 6.6453°W / 52.6906; -6.6453
Country
Ireland
Province
Leinster
County
Carlow
Time zone
UTC+0
WET
DST
UTC-1
IST
WEST
Irish Grid Reference
S916607
/ˈklnəɡɔːl/
KLOH-nə-gawl
Irish
County Carlow
Ireland
Bunclody
County Wexford
Carlow town
River Slaney
River Derry
River Derry

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