Rathvilly

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Rathvilly
Ráth Bhile
Village
Rathvilly
Rathvilly
Rathvilly is located in Ireland
Rathvilly
Rathvilly
Location in Ireland
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Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Carlow
Dáil Éireann Wicklow
Elevation 120 m (390 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Village 796
 • Urban 492
 • Environs 304
Irish Grid Reference S880817

Rathvilly (Irish: Ráth Bhile, meaning "ringfort of the sacred tree") 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. The area has the family seat of Baron Rathdonnell. Rathvilly has won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition on three separate occasions, 1961, 1963, and 1968.

History

In the centre of the village there is a statue dedicated to Kevin Barry a local 18-year-old who fought for Irish freedom in the 1920s. He was captured by the British and hanged in Mountjoy Prison on 1 November 1920.

Places of interest

Rathvilly Moat, a medieval structure, is found one mile off the village on the Hacketstown road.

Sport

It is one of the few clubs in County Carlow who can consistently challenge the dominance of the Carlow town club sides, Éire Óg and O'Hanrahans. The colours of Green and Gold grace the village's Gaelic Athletic Association jersey. They are also Carlow football champions 2009. In 2012, one of the best ever Rathvilly teams won the Under 16 Carlow Championship. In 2013, the Rathvilly Junior-A team completed the double, winning both championship and league finals.

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.[2]

See also

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