Rathnure ()
is a small village on the
R731 regional road about from the town of
Enniscorthy,
County Wexford
County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...
,
Ireland. The village is located at the foot of the
Blackstairs Mountain, which borders
County Carlow
County Carlow ( ; ga, Contae Cheatharlach) is a county located in the South-East Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Carlow is the second smallest and the third least populous of Ireland's 32 traditional counties. Carlow Cou ...
on the opposite side.
Places of interest
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.
Sport
Rathnure St. Annes GAA Club is the local
Gaelic Athletic Association team. Principally involved in
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
, club members have included
Nicky Rackard (who represented Wexford in both hurling and
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
). Rathnure hold 20 county senior hurling titles and 6 Leinster titles - a record in the county.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
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Towns and villages in County Wexford