Royal Oak, County Carlow
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Royal Oak is a small village in County Carlow
, Ireland
. It is across the River Barrow
from Muinebeag
, off the main N9 road from Dublin to Kilkenny
. Royal Oak is within the townland
of Clorusk .
County Carlow
County Carlow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow. Carlow County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is across the River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...
from Muinebeag
Muinebeag
Muine Bheag or Muinebeag , also known as Bagenalstown, is a town and townland in County Carlow, Ireland.-Name:Muine Bheag is the official name of the town. The name comes from the Irish for "small thicket". It was historically anglicised as Moneybeg...
, off the main N9 road from Dublin to Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
. Royal Oak is within the townland
Townland
A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
of Clorusk .
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland