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Encyclopedia > Charleville, County Cork
Charleville
Rath Luirc
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
52°21′24″N 8°41′04″W / 52.356732, -8.684435
Irish Grid Reference
R530230
Statistics
Province: Munster
County: County Cork
Population ()

Charleville or Rath Luirc (Rath Luirc or An Rath in Irish) is a town in north County Cork, Republic of Ireland, situated in Ireland's Golden Vale, near the border with County Limerick. It is the second largest town between Limerick and Cork (Mallow is the largest), and is located on the N20 road between them. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Image File history File links Ireland_map_County_Cork_Magnified. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is currently the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 24,607. ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2006) 480,909 (including City of Cork); 361,766 (without Cork City) Website: www. ... 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: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2006) 480,909 (including City of Cork); 361,766 (without Cork City) Website: www. ... Situated in the Southwest region of Ireland, on the borders of counties Limerick, Tipperary and Cork. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Limerick Code: LK Area: 2,686 km² Population (2006) 183,863 (including Limerick City); 131,303 (without Limerick City) Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference R574572 Statistics Province: Munster County: Area: 20. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Munster County: Area: 37. ... Mallow is the common name of several closely related genera of plant in the family Malvaceae: Althaea – Marsh mallow Callirhoe – Poppy mallow Kosteletzkya – Seashore mallow Lavatera – Tree mallow or rose mallow Malacothamnus – Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow Malva – Mallow Malvaviscus – Turks cap mallow Sidalcea – Greek mallow Sphaeralcea – Globemallow Plants... The N20 road is a National Primary Route in Ireland, connecting the cities of Limerick and Cork. ... A directional road sign in the Republic of Ireland on an other road (not a national road) at Portlaoise, County Laois, including patches for national roads and advance warning of bridge height restrictions. ...


The Irish railway network also connects to the town, with the Cork–Dublin line running by. Formerly there was a junction at Charleville, for trains running directly from Limerick via Croom (see Irish railway history). Most rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland, and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. ... 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. ... Croom (Cromadh in Irish) is a town in County Limerick, Ireland. ... 1906 Viceregal Commission rail map of Ireland Irelands extensive rail network was largely dismantled during the 20th Century Map of Irish rail network between 1925 and 1930 This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series The history of rail transport in Ireland began only...


Charleville's name originates from 'Charles Town' showing the town's 17th century foundation. The name was Gaelicised in the 1920's to Rath Luirc but this has been very sparsely used since. Significant industries in the town include Kerry CO-OP and the booming construction and services sector.


See also

This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ... Market Houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. ... // It was called after Charles II and was enfranchised in 1673, a sovereign, 12 burgesses and freemen. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

External link

Website: http://www.charlevilletown.com


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County Cork (Irish: Contae Chorcaí) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Republic of Ireland.
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County Cork has two Gaeltacht areas where the Irish language is still the primary medium of everyday speech.
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CORK (County of), A maritime county of the province of MUNSTER, and the largest in IRELAND, bounded on the east by the counties of Tipperary and Waterford, on the north by that of Limerick, on the west by that of Kerry, and on the south-west, south, and south-east by St.
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