Rathnure
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Rathnure
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
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Rathnure (Template:Langx, 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.
Places of interest
Local points of interest include the John Kelly Memorial and grave in Kilanne, and Monksgrange House.[citation needed] 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
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 holds 20 county senior hurling titles and 6 Leinster titles - a record in the county.[citation needed]
Among others, Rathnure was or is home to a number of renowned Irish randonneurs.[3]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Delaney, Darragh (18 November 2025). "Meet The Audaxers". Audax Ireland. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
