Rathnure
| Rathnure Irish: Ráth an Iúir | |
| County Wexford | |
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_(geograph_3036203).jpg) Ruin of Coolbawn House, south of Rathnure | |
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| Grid reference: | S834393 |
| Location: | 52°30’0"N, 6°46’0"W |
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Rathnure is a small village on the R731 regional road about seven and a half miles from the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford. The village is located at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountains, which border County Carlow on the opposite side.
The name 'Rathnure' is from the Irish Ráth an Iúir, meaning 'ringfort of the yew trees'.[1]
About the village
Local points of interest include the John Kelly Memorial and grave in Kilanne, and Monksgrange House. Monksgrange House, which is owned by the Hill family and was built in 1769, contains an art gallery, which exhibits works by contemporary Irish artists such as William Scott, Harry Kernoff and Hilda Roberts. Monksgrange has also played host to the performances of the Blackstairs Opera.[2]
Sport
- Gaelic sports: Rathnure St Annes GAA
References
- ↑ Ráth an Iúir / Rathnure: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ Philip Bull, Monksgrange: Portrait of an Irish house and family, 1769-1969, Dublin, Ireland: Four Courts Press, 2019.