Rathnure

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Rathnure

Elevation60 m

Coordinates52.50°, -6.77°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rathnure 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

John Redmond

Irish politician (1856–1918)

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

Royal Navy officer (1871-1936)

T

Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie

Irish jurist and economist (1826–1882)

Charles Blacker Vignoles

British railway engineer (1793–1875)

Francis Danby

Irish painter (1793-1861)

Colm O'Gorman

Irish politician

George Le Hunte

British colonial administrator (1852-1925)

L

Lisa McDonald

Irish politician

Thomas Kinsella

United States Representative from New York (1832–1884)

Aidan O'Brien

Irish Thoroughbred trainer

J

James O'Donnell

Irish-American architect

Patrick Kennedy

Irish farmer, businessman, and politician (1823–1858)

M

Mervyn A. Ellison

Irish astronomer (1909-1963)

Anthony Kearns

Irish singer

B

Ben Brosnan

Gaelic footballer

B

Billy Rackard

Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wexford

• Killann
  1.8 mi away
• Courtnacuddy
  3.4 mi away
• Caim
  3.9 mi away
• Clonroche
  4.1 mi away
• Kiltealy
  4.6 mi away
• Ballywilliam
  5.4 mi away
• Davidstown
  5.8 mi away
• Ballindaggan
  6 mi away
• Rathgarogue
  6.3 mi away
• Templeshanbo
  6.7 mi away
• Raheen
  7.5 mi away
• Adamstown
  7.6 mi away

Browse all places in Wexford →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Seen 2026-09-17

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-15

Toxonevra muliebris

Toxonevra muliebris

Seen 2026-09-12

Mossy Rose Gall Wasp

Diplolepis rosae

Seen 2026-09-08

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-08

Ivy Cellophane Bee

Colletes hederae

Seen 2026-09-08

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Seen 2026-09-07

Square-spot Rustic

Xestia xanthographa

Seen 2026-09-07

field maple

Acer campestre

Seen 2026-09-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).