Tallow, County Waterford
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Tallow Tulach an Iarainn
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Main Street in Tallow.
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 Tallow
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| Coordinates: 52°5′37″N 8°0′24″W / 52.09361°N 8.00667°WCoordinates: 52°5′37″N 8°0′24″W / 52.09361°N 8.00667°W | ||
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 Ireland
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 Munster
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| County | Waterford | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 962 | |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) | |
| Irish Grid Reference | W995934 | |
Tallow (/ˈtæl.oʊ/; Irish: Tulach an Iarainn) is a town 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.
The first Tallow Bridge was built when the local iron works were established, to facilitate transport across the River Bride. It was from this time that Tallow, which formally occupied the slopes of the hill to the north of the present town, crept down to the lower valley where it now stands, and was known as Tulach an Iarainn - 'the hill of the iron'. Tallow was given a charter in 1614 by King James I. Under the terms of the charter, Tallow returned two members to the Irish Parliament. The town lost this privilege in 1800 with the Act of Union. After the decline of the iron smelting industry, other industries such as wool combing and the export of grain on boats down the Bride River to Youghal, provided employment for the town.
In recent years Tallow was become a commercial and service hub for the surrounding rich dairy and horse rearing pastures. Many residents also commute to Cork City and Dungarvan for work.
Tallow boasts an array of amenities. It has a number of public houses and restaurants, clustered on on the Main Street. There are also an array of convenience stores including Centra, Spa and Daybreak. The town also has a butcher, barbers, pharmacy, veterinarian, co-op store and antiques shop.
The Roman Catholic Parish of Tallow centres on the imposing Church of the Immaculate Conception on Chapel Street, built in 1826 and the most notable landmark in the town.
St. Catherine's Church of Ireland on Mill Road, was build 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.
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