Rathvilly

Rathvilly () is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is on the River Slaney, near the border with County Wicklow and County Kildare, from Tullow and 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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Region: Leinster
Country: Éire / Ireland
Population: 944
Timezone: Europe/Dublin

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Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.name: Rathvilly
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.image_skyline: Rathvilly,_County_Carlow_-_geograph.ie_-_1794584.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: County Carlow
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Dáil Éireann
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Wicklow
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 120

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Wikidata facts

Population: 796
Elevation: 120
Image: Rathvilly, County Carlow - geograph.ie - 1794584.jpg

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Irish Grid Reference: S880817
Commons category: Rathvilly
native label: Ráth Bhile

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Sport
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==History== In the centre of the village, there is a statue dedicated to Kevin Barry, an 18-year-old who was executed for his part in the Irish War of Independence on 1 November 1920. Though from Dublin, Barry had family locally and had attended the national school in Rathvilly.