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Country
  
Ireland

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Population
  
962 (2011)

Local time
  
Sunday 2:28 AM

County
  
Waterford

Irish Grid Reference
  
W995934

Province
  
Munster

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind NE at 19 km/h, 53% Humidity

Tallow (/ˈtæl.oʊ/; Irish: Tulach an Iarainn) is a small town in southeastern Ireland. Tallow is in the province of Munster on the border between County Cork and County Waterford, close to the River Bride.

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Map of Tallow, Co. Waterford, Ireland

Amenities

Tallow boasts an array of amenities. It has 5 public houses. 3 Restaurants are of both Irish and Chinese cuisine are located in Tallow. A fourth, the Brideview Restaurant burned down in 2013. There are also an array of convenience stores. Tallow owns its own Gaelic Grounds. The local soccer club is Brideview United. Fishing is a very important hobby during the summer months. There is a branch library which is open two days a week.

Sport

Páirc Eamonn de Paor serves as the grounds of the Tallow GAA. Brideview United AFC, the local soccer team, was founded in 1972.

  • Tallow Champion Wellington Thrower 2009,2011,2012 Gavin Kerrigan esq.

    • Road

  • The town lies at the junction of the R268, R627 and R634 regional roads.

    • Rail

  • Tallow Road railway station opened on 27 September 1872 and finally closed on 27 March 1967. It was served by the Cork to Rosslare boat train.

    • Bus

    Since December 2015 significant improvements to the frequency of the Local Link (formerly known as Déise Link) bus service are in effect. A bus shelter has also been erected in the town. There are now four services a day each way Mondays to Saturdays inclusive to Dungarvan via Lismore and Cappoquin including a commuter service. Connections to Waterford and Rosslare Europort can be made at Dungarvan. In the other direction there are two services a day (Mon-Sat inclusive) to and from Fermoy where connections can be made for Cork and Dublin. On Saturdays a local bus company operate a service to Cork.

    Education

  • Tallow has a national school called Scoil Mhuire which is used by around 140 children.
  • The town also has an enterprise centre used by many local organisations including the Senior Citizens' Group.

    • People

    At the St. Patrick's Parish Hall three sons of Tallow are commemorated:

  • John Hogan (1800–1858) was born in Tallow and became one of the greatest Irish sculptors.
  • Tobias Kirby (1804–1895), a distinguished churchman born in Tallow, Rector of the Irish College Rome 1850-1891, and Archbishop of Ephesus 1885.
  • Frank Ryan (1900–1965) was a tenor who grew up in Tallow.
  • Ned Power (1929–2007) major contributor to Tallow G.A.A .

    • References

    Tallow, County Waterford Wikipedia
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