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Fiddown

Towns and villages in County KilkennyUse Hiberno-English from October 2020
Old Toll House, Fiddown (geograph 5651984)
Old Toll House, Fiddown (geograph 5651984)

Fiddown (Irish: Fiodh Dúin, meaning 'wood of the fort') is a small village in Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county just off the N24 road, 37 km south of Kilkenny city. The village is on the banks of the River Suir, near the border with County Waterford to which the village is connected via the Fiddown Bridge. Carrick-on-Suir is 7 km to the west, and Waterford city is 16 km to the east. Fiddown was the site of a 6th-century monastery, associated with the monk Maidoc or Momodoc, which was located near the river crossing.Fiddown Island nearby is a nature reserve in the River Suir.

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N 52.33038 ° E -7.31415 °
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R698
E32 YX95 (Fiddown)
Ireland
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Old Toll House, Fiddown (geograph 5651984)
Old Toll House, Fiddown (geograph 5651984)
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