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Fiddown (Irish: Fiodh Dúin, meaning 'wood of the fort')[2][3] is a small village in Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county just off the N24 road, 58 kilometres from Kilkenny city. The village is on the banks of the River Suir, near the border with County Waterford to which the village is connected via the Fiddown Bridge.[4]

For the coaster, see MV Fiddown.

Fiddown
Fiodh Dúin
Village
An old "toll house" at Fiddown (on the Kilkenny side of the bridge over the Suir)
Fiddown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°19′49″N 7°18′51″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyKilkenny
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
369
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS467200

Fiddown was the site of a 6th century monastery, associated with the monk Maidoc or Momodoc, which was located near the river crossing.[3]


See also



References


  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Fiddown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. "Fiodh Dúin / Fiddown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. Fiddown Local Area Plan (PDF) (Report). Kilkenny County Council. January 2011. p. 3.
  4. "Fiddown Bridge, Fiddown, County Kilkenny". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

На других языках

- [en] Fiddown

[ru] Фиддаун

Фиддаун (англ. Fiddown; ирл. Fiodh Dúin) — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Килкенни (провинция Ленстер).


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