Slieverue, officially Slieveroe, ()
is a village in South
County Kilkenny
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,
Republic of Ireland
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. It is located in the historical
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of
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.
Despite the name, the land is relatively low-lying and fertile.
Slieverue's population, as of the 2016 census, was 476.
Geography
The village lies alongside the main
N25 road
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, some 5 km from Waterford City and 14 km from
New Ross
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in
County Wexford
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, near the point where the Rivers
Barrow
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and
Suir
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The catchment area of the Suir is 3,610 km2. come together.
Landmarks
A prominent local hill, known as Carriganurra, features a large concrete cross at its summit. This cross was erected by local residents in 1950 to celebrate the Holy Year.
The Church of the
Assumption
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is an early nineteenth century
Roman Catholic
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church in Slieverue village.
The only church in the
parish
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, it was renovated in the early 1990s.
It is listed on the
Record of Protected Structures
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for County Kilkenny.
Earlier churches in the area included a church at Drumdowney (built in honour of
Saint Patrick
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), at Kilmurray crossroads (dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...
), at Killaspy (dedicated to the
presiding bishop), and at Rathpatrick (the remains of which can still be seen).
Education
There are two
national schools in the parish, at Slieverue and Ringville.
People
Atateemore near Slieverue is the birthplace of
John O'Donovan John O'Donovan may refer to:
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, a
scholar
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who translated the ancient text
Annals of the Four Masters
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into English.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
{{County Kilkenny
Towns and villages in County Kilkenny
Census towns in County Kilkenny