Tinahely

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Tinahely
Tigh na hÉille
—  Town  —
Tinahely is located in Ireland
Tinahely
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°48′00″N 6°28′00″W / 52.800000°N 6.466667°W / 52.800000; -6.466667Coordinates: 52°48′00″N 6°28′00″W / 52.800000°N 6.466667°W / 52.800000; -6.466667
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Wicklow
Elevation 116 m (381 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Urban 692
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference T033731
Former Market House, Dwyer Square – now a public library
St. Kevin's Church, Kilavaney

Tinahely (Irish: Tigh na hÉille, meaning "House of Éille") is a village in the barony of Ballinacor South, County Wicklow in Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns.

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[edit] Location and access

It is located on the R747 road which links the west Wicklow town of Baltinglass with Arklow on the east coast. The village is situated near the southern point of the Wicklow Way which winds through the Wicklow Mountains. The River Derry runs through the village. In the census of 2002, the population was recorded at 692, although there were 1227 people in the Tinahely electoral division.

[edit] History

Most of the village dates from the early part of the 19th century as it was rebuilt by Lord Fitzwilliam after it was burnt during the 1798 rebellion. The Fiztwilliam family lived in nearby Coolattin House. The Coollattin estate once comprised 88,000 acres (360 km2), had 20,000 tenants and occupied almost a quarter of County Wicklow.[1]

[edit] Parish church

Tinahely is unusual in that there is no Church in the village. St. Kevin's church lies 2 km to the east of the village in the townland of Kilaveny overlooking the valley of the Derry stream. The church was erected in 1843 when it replaced another structure located in the adjacent townland of Whitefield which had been burned down on November 11th, 1798 by Yeomen soldiers in reprisal for local activity during the 1798 Rebellion. The Whitefield church was replaced by a temporary wooden structure until the erection of St. Kevin's church. The original structure had been erected during the Penal Laws in 1700 and was cruciform in style with two trancepts and a nave. Nothing now remains of the original church except for the cemetaery that was attached to it. No burials have taken place in the cemetery since the mid 1900s. In the Jubilee Year 2000, parishoners erected a carved commemorative limestone marker on the site of the original church, in the present Whitefield Cemetery, setting out the above history.

Marker to Whitefield Cemetery,
Kilaveny parish.
Commemorative marker, Whitefield cemetery with carved history of the original parish church.

[edit] Tinahely today

[edit] Amenities and facilities

  • Churches
  • St. Kevin's Church, Kilavaney, (Roman Catholic).
  • St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Crossbridge (a sub-parish of Kilaveney), (Roman Catholic).
  • Kilcommon Church, Parish of Crosspatrick and Carnew Group, (Church of Ireland).
  • The Courthouse Arts Centre, Dwyer Square, formerly the civil courthouse building. The Centre hosts musical performances, artist exhibitions, play and film screenings. The building was restored by a committee of local people with help from FÁS.
  • Public library, Dwyer Square, formerly the town market house.
  • Walking route along the line of a former railway. It leads from Tinahely to Tomnafinnoge Oak Wood in the nearby town of Shillelagh.
  • Three new circular waymarked trails were opened in 2010. Tinahely is also close to the Wicklow Way, one of Ireland's most popular long-distance trails.
  • The Tinahely Agricultural Show takes place annually on the first Monday of August (a bank holiday in the Republic). The one day Show is held at Fairwood Park and has been running for over 70 years.
  • Community Center located on grounds of original national school on School Road.

[edit] Sport

Tinahely Gaelic Athletic Association club was established in 1886. The club plays in St Kevin's Park which opened in May 1978. The club colours are red and white. In 1984 the club became the first club from Wicklow GAA to reach the final of the Leinster Senior Club Championship but was beaten by St.Vincent's of Dublin GAA.


Motor Club.

Classic and Vintage Motor enthusiasts are catered for by the recently set up West Wicklow Classic & Vintage Vehicles Club ( www.westwicklowclassics.com ) which boasts a number of members in the area.

[edit] Transport

  • Tinahely railway station opened on 22 May 1865, closed for passenger and goods traffic on 24 April 1944 and finally closed altogether on 20 April 1945.[2]

[edit] People

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Keenan, Mark (01-06-2003). "Ireland: Tunnel vision brings history to life". The Times. http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article1137481.ece. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  2. ^ "Tinahely station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-24. 

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