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Fenor
Fenor, officially Fennor (), is a village in County Waterford, Ireland. The village itself is quite small, consisting almost entirely of the local school, pub, and parish church. It is on the R675 road around west of Tramore. History Stone Age Matthewstown Passage Tomb, constructed 2500–2000 BC, lies a mile to the north of Fenor. Early Middle Ages Fenor Parish, which in medieval times was known as the Parish of Islandkeane of the Barony of Middlethird. Traces of Iron Age habitation can be found on the promontory forts of Garrarus, Islandkeane, Kilfarassy and Woodstown. The Deise were converted to Christianity by St. Declan from their worship of the sun god. St. Declan was himself the son of a Deise Chieftain and this conversion pre-dated the coming of St. Patrick by about thirty years. Norman times After 1169, the Normans made their presence felt when the lands of the O'Faolain chieftains of the Deise were taken by the De Paors. The old parish church of Islandkeane was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenor Bog
Fenor Bog is a regenerated alkaline fen and national nature reserve of approximately in County Waterford. It is the county's first national nature reserve and the only extant alkaline fen in the southeast of Ireland. Features Fenor Bog was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 2004, becoming County Waterford's first national nature reserve. The bog was purchased by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) and Moin Fhionnurach Development Association (MFDA) in June 1999 to protect the area from further decline. The funds were raised through bodies such as the Friends of the Bog. Fenor Bog is the only protected fen in County Waterford, and fen habitats are amongst the most endangered wetlands in Ireland. Fenor Bog lies near the village of Fenor, and lies inside the Copper Coast Geopark. It is an alkaline fen, the only one of this kind still extant in the southeast of Ireland, with the bog located in a depression which is overlooked by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenor GAA
Fenor GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the small east Waterford, Ireland village of Fenor. The club enters teams in both Gaelic football and hurling each year, both of which compete in their respective junior championships. Fenor's greatest achievement was winning the Waterford Senior Football Championship in 1932. Fenor also collected countless junior hurling titles in 1990s and 2000s (decade) but they never gained promotion to intermediate status. Honours *Waterford Senior Football Championships: 1 ** 1932 *Waterford Junior Hurling Championships: 1 ** 2015 * Munster Junior Club Hurling Championships0 ** Runners-Up 2015 * Waterford Junior Football Championship "Waterford remains the untaken city" , mapsize = 220px , pushpin_map = Ireland#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates ...s: ** 1928, 1979 * Waterford Minor Hurling Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthewstown Passage Tomb
Matthewstown Passage Tomb is a passage tomb situated in County Waterford, Ireland. Location The tomb is located 1.6 km (1 mile) north of Fenor. Most of the surrounding countryside is visible, to the Comeragh Mountains. History Matthewstown Passage Tomb dates to 2500–2000 BC. It is locally known as Thomas McCabe's Bed; this may have been the name of a local outlaw who supposedly spent a night here: cf. the many " Diarmuid and Gráinne's Beds" This is one of a group of small passage tombs in County Waterford with affinities to the tombs in Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ... and the Scilly Isles, hence the name "Scilly-Tramore group," suggesting that the builders were seafarers from Cornwall. Description Matthewstown Passage Tomb is 4.5 m (fifteen feet) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Third (County Waterford Barony)
Middle Third or Middlethird () is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland. Etymology A "third" (''trian'') was an old Irish land division of variable extent. The other "thirds" were Upperthird and Gaultier. Geography Middle Third is located in the east of County Waterford, south of the River Suir and west of Gaultier. It contains the stretch of coastline from Tramore Bay to Dunabrattin Head. It also contains Bilberry Rock, site of a feral goat herd for centuries. History Middle Third was a barony by 1672. Some of Middle Third was anciently part of the Viscount Doneraile's estate. The western part formed part of ''Paoracha'', " Powers' Country."http://snap.waterfordcoco.ie/collections/ebooks/106325/106325.pdf List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Middle Third barony: *Annestown *Fenor *Kilmeadan *Tramore Tramore (; ) is a seaside town in County Waterford, on the southeast coast of Ireland. With humble origins as a small fishing village, the are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R675 Road (Ireland)
The R675 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs east–west from the R680 in Waterford city centre to the centre of Dungarvan, via Tramore, all in County Waterford County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named .... The route is long. See also * Roads in Ireland ReferencesRoads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006– Department of Transport Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Waterford Dungarvan {{Ireland-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National School (Ireland)
In Ireland, a national school () is a type of primary school that is financed directly by the state, but typically administered jointly by the state, a patron body, and local representatives. In national schools, most major policies, such as the curriculum and teacher salaries and conditions, are managed by the state through the Department of Education and Skills. Minor policies of the school are managed by local people, sometimes directed by a member of the clergy, as representative of the patron, through a local 'board of management'. Most primary schools in Ireland fall into this category, which is a pre-independence concept. While there are other forms of primary school in Ireland, including a relatively small number of private denominational schools which do not receive state aid, there were just 34 such private primary schools in 2012, with a combined enrollment of 7,600 pupils. By comparison there were, as of 2019, over 3,200 national schools in Ireland with a combined en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fenor Bog, Co Waterford, Ireland
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Henry VIII Of England
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Knights Hospitaller
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Knights Templar
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List Of Sovereign States
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