Tallow (/ˈtæl.oʊ/; Irish: Tulach an Iarainn, meaning 'hillock of the iron'[3]) is a town, civil parish and townland in County Waterford, Ireland.

[12] From the early 17th century, Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork reportedly planted a number of Protestant English families in the Tallow area and developed the iron industry on a "large[er] scale".

[13] During the Land War in 1887, Douglas Pyne, MP for West Waterford, imprisoned himself in Lisfinny Castle after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

[citation needed] The Roman Catholic Parish of Tallow centres on the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Chapel Street, built in 1826.

Tallow GAA play at Páirc Éamonn de Paor on the outskirts of the town and field Hurling teams in County and Provincial competitions.

The town also has a soccer club, Brideview United AFC, who compete in the West Waterford East Cork League.

[citation needed] The 364 route links Tallow to Fermoy via Curraglass, Conna, Bridesbridge and Castlelyons, running three times a day each way Monday to Saturday.

Former Senator and journalist Eoghan Harris lived in Tallow for the first five years of his life, where his father was general manager of Bride Valley Stores.