Ballyragget

Ballyragget () is a small town on the river Nore in the north of County Kilkenny in Ireland. Ballyragget is on the N77 road, north of Kilkenny. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,082 people.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ballyragget
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Castles_of_Leinster,_Ballyragget,_Kilkenny_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1393576.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ballyragget Castle, a 15th century tower house, overlooks the town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: County Kilkenny
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 1116
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1082
Image: IMG Ballyragget1808x.jpg

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Irish Grid Reference: S450704
Commons category: Ballyragget
native label: Béal Átha Ragad

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Toponymy
History
Geography
Demographics
Economy
Education
Politics
People
See also
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== Toponymy == The name 'Ragget' is Anglo-Norman in origin, and denotes a once-prominent Norman landowner Richard le Ragget who held these lands in the early part of the 13th century.