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The name "Bagenalstown" is still often used, but "Muine Bheag" is usually used officially, and is often used in speech as "Muinebeg". Iarnród Éireann train services always use the written timetable station of "Muine Bheag", whilst the spoken announcements on trains are usually for "Bagenalstown". The name Bagenalstown came from Lord Bagenal .
The town is a small distance from the main N9 Dublin– Waterford road, but is connected to the railway network on the line between those two cities. This connects to the town to nearby Carlow, as well as Kilkenny to the southwest.