Killurin, County Wexford
| Killurin Irish: Cill Liúráin | |
| County Wexford | |
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 Killurin Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | S979267 |
| Location: | 52°22’59"N, 6°33’47"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 166 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
Killurin is a village in County Wexford on the R730 regional road. Sited along the banks of the River Slaney, it is approximately six miles north-west of Wexford town.
History
Castle
A Norman castle was built at the Deeps (Crossabeg) on the edge of the River Slaney in the 14th or 15th century. This castle, called the Deeps Castle, although now in ruins, is notable as one of the few remaining examples of a tower house of its kind. Forty years later, after William of Orange won his victory at the Boyne in 1690, the deposed, defeated King James II is said to have stayed in hiding at the Deeps Castle.
The castle itself has since those days fallen into disrepair. The main chimney in the south wall collapsed into the building, weakening the entire structure and altering the distinctive skyline of the area.[1]
The Deeps Castle is not actually located in Killurin, but in the parish of Crossabeg, adjacent to the parish boundary offered by the River Slaney.[1]
Archaeology
In the 1950s, an ancient urn and other artefacts were discovered in a sandpit which spanned the Laffan-Freeman farm. The urn is now preserved in the National Museum. The sandpit, in which these finds were made, was the source of the sand which built many of County Wexford's schools in the 1940s and 1950s.[1]
Railway
The Dublin-Wexford-Rosslare railway line runs through Killurin along the west bank of the River Slaney. During the years of the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War in the 1920s, the railway was frequently the target of the local Irish Republican Army unit, the Kyle Flying Column. Several trains were derailed and rolling stock was destroyed during attempts to disrupt the communication between Dublin and Wexford.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "History of the Deeps Castle". http://www.deepscastle.com/history.html. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- Cill Liúráin / Killurin: Placenames Database of Ireland
