Ráth Bhile | |
 Knockroe-Rathvilly Motte | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Knockroe, Rathvilly, County Carlow, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°52′50″N6°40′41″W / 52.880518°N 6.678045°W Coordinates: 52°52′50″N6°40′41″W / 52.880518°N 6.678045°W |
| Type | Motte |
| Diameter | 29 metres (32 yd) |
| History | |
| Material | Earth |
| Periods | Early Christian Ireland |
| Designation | National Monument |
Rathvilly Moat is a motte [1] and National Monument located in County Carlow, Ireland. [2]
Rathvilly Moat is located in the townland of Knockroe about 1 km east of Rathvilly village, east of the River Slaney.
The moat of Rathvilly was the residence of Crimthann mac Énnai, an Uí Cheinnselaig King of Leinster, who reigned c. 443–483 and was baptised by Saint Patrick. [3] [4] The placename means "ringfort of the sacred tree"; a bile was sacred to a certain family or ancestral group, and destroying an enemy clan's bile was a common act of war.
County Carlow 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 County Council is the governing local authority.
The N81 road is a national secondary road in Ireland, from the M50 motorway to Tullow, County Carlow, north to south. The N81 continues past Tullow for another 8 km to terminate at the village of Closh, County Carlow, where it intersects the N80. The N81 is 76.784 km (47.711 mi) long. The road is a dual carriageway between M50 motorway and west of Tallaght, known as the Tallaght Bypass or Blessington Road. It intersects with the M50 motorway at Junction 11. There are plans to extend the dual carriageway by 5 km (3.1 mi) to the urban boundary.
Rathvilly is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Wicklow, 11 km from Tullow and 8 km from Baltinglass. It is also on the N81 national secondary route. Rathvilly won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1961, 1963, and 1968.
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