Hacketstown

Hacketstown (Irish: Baile Haicéid), historically known as Ballydrohid (Irish: Baile an Droichead), is a small town on the border between County Carlow and County Wicklow, Ireland.

Hacketstown Baile Haicéid
Town
Hacketstown Main Street
Hacketstown Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°51′50″N 6°33′25″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Carlow
Elevation	166 m (545 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	S972801
Website	www.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]

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

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

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.