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Rathvilly
Irish: Ráth Bhile | |
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Village | |
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  Rathvilly Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′52″N 6°41′42″W / 52.881°N 6.695°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Carlow |
| Dáil Éireann | Wicklow |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | 944 |
| Irish Grid Reference | S880817 |
Rathvilly (Irish: Ráth Bhile, meaning 'ringfort of the trees')[2][3] is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is on the River Slaney, near the border with County Wicklow and County Kildare, 11 km (7 mi) from Tullow and 8 km (5 mi) from Baltinglass. It is also on the N81 national secondary route. Rathvilly won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1961, 1963, and 1968.[2]
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Rathvilly". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
- ^ "Ráth Bhile/Rathvilly". logainm.ie. Retrieved 7 March 2023.