Slieverue
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Slieverue Sliabh Rua
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 Slieverue
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| Coordinates: 52°17′00″N 7°04′05″W / 52.28335°N 7.068086°WCoordinates: 52°17′00″N 7°04′05″W / 52.28335°N 7.068086°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Website | www |
Slieverue, officially Slieveroe (Irish: Sliabh Rua, meaning "red mountain"), is a village in South County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. It is also a parish in Ossory. Despite the name, the land is relatively low-lying and fertile. Slieverue is listed as a census town in the 2002 census.
There are sixteen townlands situated in the parish of Slieverue such as Ballincrea, Nicholastown and Treanaree. Every year a celebration of local history and music called "Eigse Sliabh Rua-Ui Dea" takes place at Slieverue.
The village lies alongside the main N25 road, some 5 km from Waterford City and 14 km from New Ross in County Wexford, near the point where the Rivers Barrow and Suir come together.
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, a nineteenth century Roman Catholic church in Slieverue village, is the only church in the parish. There were earlier churches and these were situated as follows:
There are two National Schools in the parish: Slieverue and Ringville.
Atateemore near Slieverue is the birthplace of John O'Donovan, an Irish scholar who translated the ancient text Annals of the Four Masters into English.
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