Tallow
Tulach an Iarainn (Irish)
Town
Main Street in Tallow.
Main Street in Tallow.
Tallow is located in Ireland
Tallow
Tallow
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°5′37″N 8°0′24″W / 52.09361°N 8.00667°W / 52.09361; -8.00667
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyWaterford
Municipal DistrictDungarvan–Lismore
Town Charter1613[1]
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total1,022
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Eircode routing key
P51
Telephone area code+353(0)58
Irish Grid ReferenceW995934
Websitetallowwaterford.com

Tallow (/ˈtæl.oʊ/; Irish: Tulach an Iarainn, meaning 'hillock of the iron'[3]) is a town, civil parish and townland in County Waterford, Ireland. Tallow is in the province of Munster near the border between County Cork and County Waterford and situated on a small hill just south of the River Bride.

History

Some records indicate that there was a church at Tallow, possibly of pre-Anglo-Norman foundation, from at least the 12th century.[10] Lisfinny Castle, a 15-century tower house constructed by the Earl of Desmond, overlooks the town.[11]

Early records show that Tallow was a centre for iron smelting, and the town's original Irish name, Tulach an Iarainn, translates as "hill of the iron" in English.[12] From the early 17th century, Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork reportedly planted a number of Protestant English families in the Tallow area and developed the iron industry on a "large[er] scale".[12] By 1659 the "Old Forge" area of the town had 51 inhabitants.[12]

Tallow also became a centre for grain export, downriver to Youghal. Wool combing also took place locally during the 18th century. During the mid-19th century, the Great Famine hit the town and surrounding area hard, leading to a decline in population.

Before the Act of Union (Ireland) 1800, Tallow was the centre of a constituency of the same name in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 until the dissolution of the Kingdom of Ireland in 1800.[13] During the Land War in 1887, Douglas Pyne, MP for West Waterford, imprisoned himself in Lisfinny Castle after a warrant was issued for his arrest. After receiving thousands of supporters from Tallow and the surrounding area, he escaped by slipping through a police cordon.[14][15]

Government

Tallow is located in the Lismore local electoral area of Waterford City and County Council. Two county councillors from Tallow were elected at the 2019 local elections: John Pratt (Labour) and James Tobin (Fianna Fáil).[16]

Amenities

Chapel Street in Tallow

Tallow has a number of public houses and restaurants, clustered on the Main Street. There are two supermarkets; Keniry's Centra and Forde's Spar. The town's library, which was opened as a Carnegie library in 1910,[17] is one of several overseen by Waterford City and County Council.[18] Other business include a barbers, pharmacy, veterinarian, co-op store, antiques shop and a café.

Religion

The Roman Catholic Parish of Tallow centres on the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Chapel Street, built in 1826. It is the tallest building in the town. St Joseph’s Carmelite Monastery was founded in 1836 and is located on Convent Street. It is one of six Discalced Carmelite monasteries in Ireland.[19]

St Catherine's Church of Ireland on Mill Road, was built in 1775 but closed in the 1960s due to falling numbers of parishioners. The nearest Anglican church is St Mary's, Fountains, 7 km east in the townland of Kilanthony.

Sports

Tallow GAA play at Páirc Éamonn de Paor on the outskirts of the town and field Hurling teams in County and Provincial competitions. The town also has a soccer club, Brideview United AFC, who compete in the West Waterford East Cork League.

Fishing and horse racing are also local sports, and the Tallow Horse Fair is held annually at the beginning of September.[20]

Transport

Junctions of the R627 and R634 in Tallow, following the Beast from the East in March 2018

The town lies at the junction of the R627, R628 and R634 regional roads.

Tallow Road railway station opened on 27 September 1872, located on the Waterford–Mallow railway line. It closed on 27 March 1967. It was served by the Cork to Rosslare boat train.[21][22]

As of 2023, Tallow is served primarily by two Local Link (formerly Déise Link) bus services. The 363 route links Tallow to Dungarvan via Lismore and Cappoquin, running fifteen times a day each way Monday to Saturday and eight times a day on Sundays and bank holidays. The 364 route links Tallow to Fermoy via Curraglass, Conna, Bridesbridge and Castlelyons, running three times a day each way Monday to Saturday. Less frequent services that require pre-booking link Tallow to Youghal.[23]

Education

Scoil Mhuire, Tallow is a Catholic, mixed national (primary) school, formed in 1980 following the amalgamation of the town's older boys and girls primary schools.[24] As of 2023, it had 149 pupils enrolled. The nearest secondary school is Blackwater Community School (BCS) in nearby Lismore.

People

St Patrick's Parish Hall with three plaques commemorating people from Tallow

At the St Patrick's Parish Hall a number of people from Tallow are commemorated:

  • John Hogan (1800–1858), a sculptor who was responsible for "much of the most significant religious sculpture in Ireland" during the 19th century, was born in Tallow[25]
  • Tobias Kirby (1804–1895), rector of the Irish College Rome (1850-1891) and archbishop of Ephesus (1885), was also born in Tallow.[26]
  • Frank Ryan (1900–1965), tenor, grew up in Tallow.[26]

Other people with ancestral links to Tallow include Academy Award-winning actor Edmond O'Brien, whose parents lived in Tallow prior to emigrating to the United States. Charlie McCarthy, father of former Republic of Ireland manager and player Mick McCarthy, is also from Tallow.[26] Waterford inter-county hurler and school principal Ned Power (1929–2007) played for and later coached Tallow GAA.[27] A statue to him is located at Tallowbridge.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History of Tallow". Tallow, Co. Waterford. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Tallow". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tulach an Iarainn/Tallow". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Census for post 1821 figures". Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Histpop - The Online Historical Population Reports Website". www.histpop.org. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "NISRA - Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency". Nisranew.nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Lee, JJ (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. (eds.). Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honor of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
  8. ↑ Mokyr, Joel; O Grada, Cormac (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850". The Economic History Review. 37 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x. hdl:10197/1406. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Sapmap Area: Settlements Tallow". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Bradley, J.; Halpin, A.; King, H. (1989). Urban Archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County (Report). Office of Public Works.
  11. ↑ O'Connell-Redmond, G. (1918). "The Castles of North-East Cork and Near its Borders". Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. XXIV: 145–151.
  12. 1 2 3 Power, Thomas (1977). "Richard Boyle's Ironworks in County Waterford, Part II" (PDF). Decies. Waterford Archaeological and Historical Society (7): 33 – via waterfordcoco.ie.
  13. ↑ "Tallow - Ulster Historical Foundation". Ancestry Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Lisfinny Castle". Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  15. ↑ Beecher Cantillon, E.M.P. "2. Jasper Douglas Pyne M.P." Waterford County Museum. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "2014 Local elections: Waterford City and County Council". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Tallow Carnegie Free Library, Convent Street, Tallow, Tallow, Waterford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Tallow library". waterfordlibraries.ie. Waterford City & County Council. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "Home - Carmelite Tallow". Carmelite Tallow. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Tourist Information - Tallow, Co. Waterford, Ireland". Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "Tallow Road station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
  22. ↑ "Tallow Road". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "Local Link Waterford Bus Timetables". Local Link Waterford. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "Scoil Mhuire". gov.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  25. ↑ Minch, Rebecca (October 2009). "Hogan, John". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.004051.v1.
  26. 1 2 3 Beecher Cantillon, E.M.P. "9. Famous Sons Of Tallow". Tallow : An Outline History. Waterford County Museum. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  27. ↑ Mulcahy, Liam. "Eamonn de Paor". Tallow GAA Club C.L.G. Tulach an Iarainn. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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