Slieverue, officially Slieveroe, ()
is a village in South
County Kilkenny
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,
Ireland
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. It is located in the historical
barony Barony may refer to:
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of
Ida.
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
New Ross (, formerly ) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, on the River Barrow on the border with County Kilkenny, northeast of Waterford. In 2022, it had a population of 8,610, making it the fourth-largest t ...
in
County Wexford
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, near the point where the Rivers
Barrow and
Suir
The River Suir ( ; or ''Abhainn na Siúire'' ) is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean through Waterford after a distance of .
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 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
Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Irelan ...
), at Kilmurray crossroads (dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
), at Killaspy (dedicated to the
presiding bishop), and at Rathpatrick (the remains of which can still be seen).
Education
There are two
national schools
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in the parish, at Slieverue and Ringville.
People
Atateemore near Slieverue is the birthplace of
John O'Donovan John O'Donovan may refer to:
*John O'Donovan (scholar) (1806–1861), Irish language scholar and place-name expert
*John O'Donovan (politician) (1908–1982), Irish TD and Senator
*John O'Donovan (police commissioner) (1858–1927), New Zealand pol ...
, a
scholar
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who translated the ancient text
Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after crea ...
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