Castlecomer

Castlecomer is a metropolis in the north of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The town come to be related to the coal mining business enterprise due to the fact the 17th century. At the 2011 census, the Central Statistics Office recorded that the 30.Five rectangular kilometers of the Castlecomer Electoral District had a populace modified into 2,293, with a populace density of 75.2 parents consistent with rectangular kilometer. This changed into a decrease of 4.5% from the 2006 determine of 2,407 men and women. The Castlecomer rural place has a populace of eight,484. The city is located on the assembly of N78 and R694 roads about sixteen km north of Kilkenny town.

Castlecomer rural region has an area of 23,417 hectares. The town is a part of a discrete place called the Castlecomer Plateau. It is bounded on the east through the River Barrow, the west thru the River Nore and dissected in the centre with the aid of manner of the River Dinnin. The name Castlecomer comes from the Irish Caislean an Chumai this means that that "the Castle on the confluence of the Waters", the "waters" regarding the rivers Deen, Brocagh and Cloghogue whilst the "fortress" refers to the Norman citadel built in 1171 on the mound opposite the gates to "Castlecomer Demesne".