Slieverue
{{short description |Village in County Kilkenny, Ireland}}
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|subdivision_name3 = County Kilkenny
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Slieverue, officially Slieveroe, ({{irish place name|Sliabh Rua|red mountain}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/117024.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Slieveroe/Sliabh Rua | access-date = 21 January 2020 }} is a village in South County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the historical barony of Ida. Despite the name, the land is relatively low-lying and fertile.
Slieverue's population, as of the 2016 census, was 476.
Geography
The village lies alongside the main N25 road, some 5 km from Waterford City and 14 km from New Ross in County Wexford, near the point where the Rivers Barrow and Suir come together.
Landmarks
A prominent local hill, known as Carriganurra, features a large concrete cross at its summit. This cross was erected by local residents in 1950 to celebrate the Holy Year.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
The Church of the Assumption is an early nineteenth century Roman Catholic church in Slieverue village.{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/12404321/catholic-church-of-the-assumption-kilmurry-county-kilkenny | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Catholic Church Of The Assumption, Kilmurry, County Kilkenny | access-date = 21 January 2020 }} The only church in the parish,{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} it was renovated in the early 1990s. It is listed on the Record of Protected Structures for County Kilkenny.{{cite report |url = https://www.kilkennycoco.ie/resources/eng/Services/Planning/LocalAreaPlans/Slieverue/SlieverueLapAdopted.pdf | publisher = Kilkenny County Council | title = Slieverue Local Area Plan | date = 16 October 2006 | page = 7 | quote = Slieverue has one protected structure [..] the existing Catholic Church in the village which dates from circa 1800 }}
Earlier churches in the area included a church at Drumdowney (built in honour of Saint Patrick), at Kilmurray crossroads (dedicated to the Blessed Virgin), at Killaspy (dedicated to the presiding bishop), and at Rathpatrick (the remains of which can still be seen).{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
Education
There are two national schools in the parish, at Slieverue and Ringville.{{cite web|url = http://www.slieverue.com/ | website = slieverue.com | title = Slieverue Parish Website | access-date = 21 January 2020 }}
People
Atateemore near Slieverue is the birthplace of John O'Donovan, a scholar who translated the ancient text Annals of the Four Masters into English.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}