Rathnure
Rathnure (Irish: Ráth an Iúir, meaning 'ringfort of the yew trees')[1] is a small village on the R731 regional road about 12 km (7.5 mi) from the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. The village is located at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountain, which borders County Carlow on the opposite side.
Rathnure
Ráth an Iúir | |
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Village | |
_(geograph_3036203).jpg.webp) Coolbawn House, burned in the 1920s, lies 1 km south of Rathnure | |
  Rathnure Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′00″N 6°46′00″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S834393 |
Places of interest
Local points of interest include the John Kelly Memorial and grave in Kilanne, and Monksgrange House. Monksgrange House, which was built by Goddard Richards in 1769 and is owned by the Hill family, 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. The House is also home to the Monksgrange Archives, which is the largest private archive in Ireland and is owned and operated by the Edward Richards-Orpen Memorial Trust, the Chairman of which is Jeremy Hill. [2]
Sport
Rathnure St. Annes GAA Club is the local Gaelic Athletic Association team. Principally involved in hurling, club members have included Nicky Rackard (who represented Wexford in both hurling and Gaelic football). Rathnure hold 20 county senior hurling titles and 6 Leinster titles - a record in the county.
References
- "Ráth an Iúir / Rathnure". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- Philip Bull, Monksgrange: Portrait of an Irish house and family, 1769-1969, Dublin, Ireland: Four Courts Press, 2019.