    tullamore () is a town in county offaly, in the midlands of ireland. it is offaly's county town and is located in centre of the county. tullamore was designated a 'gateway' town in late 2003 by the irish government, making it eligible for increased infrastructural investment. the town was bestowed a bronze medal in the government's national tidy towns competition in 2004 and also played host to the 'world sheep dog trials' in 2005 which attracted international interest in the region. the tullamore show is held near the town every year. the town's most famous export is tullamore dew â an irish whiskey formerly distilled by tullamore distillery â that can be traced back to 1829. the distillery shut in the 1950s but its traces are still visible in the town. tullamore dew is now produced by william grant & sons in midleton, county cork, but the owners have invested in a new pot still whiskey and malt whiskey distillery, bringing whiskey production back to the town.http://www.whiskymag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14530 == history == {{historical populations|state=collapsed|width=22.2em |1821|5407 |1831|6342 |1841|6343 |1851|4630 |1861|4797 |1871|5179 |1881|5098 |1891|4522 |1901|4639 |1911|4926 |1926|4930 |1936|5135 |1946|5897 |1951|6165 |1956|6147 |1961|6243 |1966|6874 |1971|7474 |1981|8724 |1986|9442 |1991|9430 |1996|10039 |2002|11098 |2006|12927 |2011|14361 | foo
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