Palatine, County Carlow

Palatine (Irish: Cnoc Arda)[1] is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townlands of Knockarda and Killyshane, close to the County Kildare border.

Palatine, County Carlow

"Palatinetown" is mentioned in A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 1837:[2]

PALATINETOWN, a hamlet, in the parish of URGLIN, barony and county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 2​3⁄4 miles (N. E.) from Carlow, on the road to Castledermot; containing 88 inhabitants. It is said to derive its name from a colony of German refugees, who were driven from their native country, and settled here, in the reign of Louis XIV. The Rt. Hon. B. Burton obtained a patent for four fairs, of which that on the 26th of March is the only one at present held. A constabulary police force is stationed in the village.

Notes
  1. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland


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