Hacketstown

Hacketstown (Irish: Baile Haicéid, IPA:[ˈbˠalʲəˈhaceːdʲ]), historically known as Ballydrohid (Irish: Baile an Droichead), is a small town in County Carlow, Ireland, near the border with County Wicklow.

For the town in the United States, see Hackettstown, New Jersey.

Hacketstown
Irish: Baile Haicéid
Town
Main Street, Hacketstown
Main Street, Hacketstown
Hacketstown is located in Ireland
Hacketstown
Hacketstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°51′50″N 6°33′25″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Carlow
Elevation
166 m (545 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS972801
Websitewww.hacketstown.ie

It is located on the R747 regional road at its junction with the R727. The River Derreen flows westwards just north of the town and the River Derry rises just south of the town.

History

In the early thirteenth century, an Anglo-Norman castle was built on the site where St Brigid's Church sits now.[1]

In the seventeenth century the wealthy Chetham family from New Moston, Lancashire, England acquired lands here. Although they lived mainly in England, a Chetham daughter married into the powerful Irish Loftus family.

Hacketstown was the scene of two battles during the 1798 rebellion.[1]

Hacketstown has a national school and secondary school, Coláiste Eoin. There is a Roman Catholic church, St Bridget's, and a Church of Ireland chapel, St John's.

William Presley, an ancestor of Elvis Presley, was a resident of the town before emigrating to America over 200 years ago.[2]

In 2011, the US town of Hackettstown, New Jersey, declared a sister city relationship with Hacketstown.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Log In, Hacketstown Parish, Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin". Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. "Elvis hails from Hacketstown – Celia Murphy explains further – Ireland's Own". Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. lehighvalleylive.com, Steve Novak | For (15 March 2011). "Hackettstown, N.J., declares 'sister city' relationship with Hacketstown, Ireland". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. lehighvalleylive.com, Steve Novak | For (23 January 2020). "What's in a name: A New Jersey town's weird Irish connection". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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