CSO, the authority responsible for conducting the census in Ireland defines “urban” as towns with a population of more than 1500, according to the 2006 census 61% of the Irish population was living in urban areas. Considering that many of these towns (or urban locations as defined by the state) are the hub of largely rural and agricultural communities, a strange condition exists, a kind of micro urbanism. Where the urban and the rural co-exist, thrive on each other and are interdependent. For example a classic example of this interdependence is ‘the mart’ - it is a place where farmers congregate to trade livestock, however it would typically be located in a town centre, rather than a rural location. Similarly, the farmer’s co-op is located in the town centre. It seems a dichotomy; but can there be such a thing as a rural-urban town?
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