Fiddown Explained

Fiddown
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kilkenny
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:369
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.3304°N -7.3142°W
Elevation M:11
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Fiddown [2] [3] is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county, just off the N24 road, 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. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

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.

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Notes and References

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