Rathvilly
Rathvilly
Ráth Bhile | |
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Village | |
Rathvilly | |
Rathvilly Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 52°52′52″N 6°41′42″W / 52.881°N 6.695°WCoordinates: 52°52′52″N 6°41′42″W / 52.881°N 6.695°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Carlow |
Dáil Éireann | Wicklow |
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Population (2016)[1] | 944 |
Irish Grid Reference | S880817 |
Rathvilly (Irish: Ráth Bhile, meaning 'ringfort of the trees')[2] is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Wicklow, 11 km from Tullow and 8 km from Baltinglass. It is also on the N81 national secondary route. Rathvilly won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1961, 1963, and 1968.[2]
History[]
In the centre of the village there is a statue dedicated to Kevin Barry, an 18-year-old who was executed for his part in the Irish War of Independence on 1 November 1920. Though from Dublin, Barry had family locally, and had attended the national school in Rathvilly.[3]
Places of interest[]
Rathvilly Moat, a medieval structure, is found one mile off the village on the Hacketstown road. The Lisnavagh Estate lies just outside the village of Rathvilly.
Sport[]
Rathvilly GAA club is the village's Gaelic Athletic Association team. The teams play in Green and Gold jerseys and have won the Carlow Senior Football Championship 8 times in their history. The club's most recent championship win came in 2014. Rathvilly's Brendan Murphy has represented his country in the annual AFL series on several occasions.[citation needed] In 2015, a Rathvilly team won the Under 16 Carlow A Championship.[citation needed] In 2013, the Rathvilly Junior-A team completed the double, winning both championship and league finals.[citation needed]
Transport[]
Rathvilly railway station opened on 1 June 1886, closed for passenger traffic on 27 January 1947 and finally closed altogether on 1 April 1959.[4][5]
See also[]
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
References[]
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Rathvilly". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
- ^ ""Do not worry... I'll be going to a much better place": Letter by executed Kevin Barry up for auction locally". kclr96fm.com. KCLR 96FM. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
Kevin Barry – who went to school in Rathvilly, and whose family owned a farm in Carlow – was just 18 when he was executed in 1920 for his involvement in the ambush of three British soldiers
- ^ "Rathvilly station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
- ^ Disused stations - Rathvilly
- Towns and villages in County Carlow