Durrow
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| 52 ° 51 ′ N , 7 ° 24 ′ W | ||||
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| Province: | Leinster | |||
| County: | Laois | |||
| Height: | 83 m above sea level NHN | |||
| Population (2016) : | 835 | |||
Durrow ( Irish : Darú , older Darmhagh Ua nDuach , "oak plain of the Uí Duach") is a country town in County Laois in the central interior of the Republic of Ireland .
history
The earliest mention of Durrow comes from the year 546, as the site of a monastery there possibly founded by Columban von Iona . The burning down of a local church is reported from the year 1155. In the middle of the 13th century Durrow (under the name Deverald ) was given the right to hold a market on Thursdays and a fair in the third week of July. Built in the early 18th century in the "English country house" style, Durrow Castle has been a luxury hotel since 1998.
The Book of Durrow is unrelated to Durrow, County Laois.
present
Durrow is in the very south of County Laois, close to County Kilkenny , on the River Erkina, which joins the River Nore 1.5 km east of the city . During Census 2016 835 people lived in Durrow. The place is about 30 km south of Port Laoise on the national road N8 from Port Laoise to Cork City . The N77 connects Durrow to Kilkenny Town and the N10 towards Waterford .
Trivia
The very first episode of the British crime series Inspector Barnaby ("Bloody Beginners") begins with a murder case set in Durrow in 1955 .
Sons and daughters
- Thomas A. White (1931–2017), Roman Catholic clergyman, archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly)
- ^ Durrow (Town) on citypopulation.de, accessed February 15, 2019
