Rathnure
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Rathnure
Ráth an Iúir | |
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Village | |
_(geograph_3036203).jpg) Coolbawn House, burned in the 1920s, lies 1 km south of Rathnure | |
  Rathnure Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′00″N 6°46′00″W / 52.5°N 6.766667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S834393 |
Rathnure (Irish: Ráth an Iúir, meaning 'ringfort of the yew trees')[1] is a small village on the R731 regional road about 12 km (7.5 mi) from the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. The village is located at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountain, which borders County Carlow on the opposite side.
Local points of interest include the John Kelly Memorial and grave in Kilanne, and Monksgrange House.[citation needed] 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.[2]