The Square, Ballyragget

Ballyragget (Irish: Béal Atha Raghad) is a small town with a population of 1,451 people in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located 18 km (11 mi) north of Kilkenny on the N77. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 311 pixelsFull resolution (3611 × 1405 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 311 pixelsFull resolution (3611 × 1405 pixel, file size: 1. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Kilkenny Code: KK Area: 2,061 km² Population (2006) 87,394 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... N77 crossing the River Nore at Ballyragget The N77 road is a national secondary road in Ireland. ...

Béal Atha Raghad means 'Mouth of Ragget's Ford'. The name 'Ragget' is Anglo-Norman in origin, and denotes a once-prominent Norman landowner Richard le Ragget who held these lands in the early part of the 13th century. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Norman may refer to: M.E. Norman, a steamboat that capsized in Memphis in 1925 Normans, a people who colonized Normandy and conquered England Norman architecture, styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans Norman dynasty, a series of monarchs who ruled England and/or Normandy Norman language, a Romance... Landowner or Landholder is a holder of the estate in land with considerable rights of ownership or, simply put, an owner of land. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...

Older names of the settlement include 'Donoughmore' (Irish: Domhnach Mór 'Large Church') and an even more ancient 'Tullabarry' (Irish: Tualach Bare) - the name of a Celtic or possibly pre-Celtic tribe which held their seat in the vicinity. There is some debate as to the meaning of Donoughmore. The very first Journal of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society "Old Kilkenny Review, Number 1 (1946–1947). January 1948" has an article about Ballyragget and it's environs and states the belief that Domhnach Mór means Big Sunday and relates to the fact that thousands of people congregated at the now ruined church in Donoughmore for its opening on a Sunday and the name stuck. Look up Settlement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the span of recorded history starting roughly 5,000-5,500 years ago, see Ancient history. ... This article is about the European people. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Young people interacting within an ethnically diverse society. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

Location

The River Nore flows beside the town, which nestles in a wide alluvial valley between the Castlecomer Plateau and several hills to the west, including 'Knockmannon' and 'The Ballock'. The Nore passes by one of the most significant ancient sites in North Kilkenny 5 km (3 mi) south of Ballyragget at Rathbeagh. The statistical Ballyragget Geographical Area is recorded by the CSO as containing 2,667 hectares. The River Nore (Irish: An Fheoir or Abhainn na Feoire) is one of the Three Sisters rivers which flow into the sea at Waterford Harbour in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Castlecomer Plateau is an upland area in the North of County Kilkenny, in Ireland, extending into County Laois and County Carlow at its northern edge. ... Rathbeagh is one of the most significant historical sites in the parish of Lisdowney near Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland. ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a metric unit of surface area, equal to 100 ares (the name is a contraction of the SI prefix hecto + are). ...

To the north lies the town of Durrow in County Laois, to the south the River Nore flows on towards Kilkenny City. Durrow (Darú in Irish) is a small town in County Laois, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Portlaoise Code: LS Area: 1,719 km² Population (2006) 69,012 Website: www. ... Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh) is the county seat of County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, the population of Kilkenny (including environs) is 20,735. ...

The town itself is dominated by a large medieval keep, fallen into disrepair, and its adjoining walls. This tower]] dates roughly from the time of Queen Elizabeth I. A large Catholic Church also sits on a rise overlooking the town's central square. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ...

Demographics

Statistics available from the Central Statistics Office of Ireland show that Ballyragget's population had reached 1,451 persons in the 2006 census. The figures show that there was a 14.1% increase in population from 2002 to 2006. The Ballyragget Electoral Area contained 15,417 people in 2006. These figures correspond to a section of North Kilkenny, including Castlecomer, Freshford and Urlingford. The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for Irelands census and other state data collection activities. ... Castlecomer is the main town in north County Kilkenny, Ireland, with a population of about 2000. ... , There is also a village Freshford in Ireland. ... Urlingford (Áth na nUrlainn in Irish) is a town in County Kilkenny in the southeastern part of the midlands of Irish midlands. ...

The majority of residents in Ballyragget are nominally Roman Catholic, although there are minority Protestant and non-religious populations. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

Local economy

Agriculture and the Agri-Food Industry are the largest employers, with the large Glanbia factory across the river dominating the town's industry for the past forty years. The plant at Ballyragget is the largest multi-purpose integrated dairy plant in Europe, and Glanbia plc can trace its roots to the Avonmore co-operative founded in Ballyragget in the 1960s. Glanbia PLC LSE: GLB, is an international food company whose head offices are located in Kilkenny, Ireland. ... A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) comprises a legal entity owned and democratically controlled by its members, with no passive shareholders. ...

A large percentage of the town's residents are employed in the services sector in nearby Kilkenny City and in Carlow, with some also commuting to Dublin. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... The Spire at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ...

Politics

Local politics is at present dominated by Fine Gael and Labour, with four of the five local authority seats having gone to those parties in the 2004 local elections. Fianna Fáil retains strong historical support in the region however, and local politics is best described as conforming to the 'Civil War' cleavage common to many other rural towns in Ireland. Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ) (approximate English translation: Family or Tribe of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Dail (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership... Logo of the Irish Labour Party The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (Irish: ), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... The Irish Civil War (June 28, 1922 – May 24, 1923) was a conflict between supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 6, 1921, which established the Irish Free State, precursor of todays Republic of Ireland. ...

At national level, Ballyragget, as part of the Carlow-Kilkenny consituency, is represented by 5 Teachtaí Dála in Dáil Eireann. The current representatives, who were elected on the 24th May 2007 for a five year term, are: Carlow Kilkenny is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ... Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish general election of 2007 took place on 24 May 2007 after the dissolution of the 29th Dáil by the President on 29 April 2007, at the request of the Taoiseach. ...

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Ballyragget today

The town is currently undergoing a significant expansion as a large number of new homes, along with shops and other services, have been constructed in its environs.

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

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