Hacketstown

Hacketstown
Baile Haicéid
Town
Main Street
Main Street
Hacketstown is located in Ireland
Hacketstown
Hacketstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°51′50″N 6°33′25″W / 52.8639°N 6.5569°W / 52.8639; -6.5569
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Carlow
Elevation
166 m (545 ft)
Population653
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS972801
Websitewww.hacketstown.ie

Hacketstown (Irish: Baile Haicéid,[2] IPA:[ˈbˠalʲəˈhaceːdʲ]), historically known as Ballydrohid (Irish: Baile an Droichead), is a small town and civil parish in County Carlow, Ireland, near the border with County Wicklow. The civil parish extends into County Wicklow.[3]

It is located on the R747 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.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Census Mapping – Hacketstown". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Baile Haicéid/Hacketstown". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish of Hacketstown, Co. Carlow". townlands.ie. Retrieved 15 September 2024.