Fiddown
Fiodh Dúin (Irish)
Village
An old "toll house" at Fiddown (on the Kilkenny side of the bridge over the Suir)
An old "toll house" at Fiddown (on the Kilkenny side of the bridge over the Suir)
Fiddown is located in Ireland
Fiddown
Fiddown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°19′49″N 7°18′51″W / 52.33038°N 7.31415°W / 52.33038; -7.31415
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 (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, 37 km south of 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] Carrick-on-Suir is 7 km to the west, and Waterford city is 16 km to the east.

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

Fiddown Island nearby is a nature reserve in the River Suir.

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. 1 2 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.
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