Killurin
Encyclopedia
Killurin is a village in County Wexford
, Ireland
on the R730
regional road
. Sited along the banks of the River Slaney
, it is approximately 7 miles north-west of Wexford town
.
Castle was built at the Deeps (Killurin) on the edge of the River Slaney
in the 14th or 15th century. This castle, called the Deeps Castle, although now in ruins, is notable as one of the few remaining examples of a Tower House of its kind. Forty years after Cromwell
’s invasion of Wexford, William of Orange
fought and defeated the troops of his brother-in law, James 11 of England at the Battle of the Boyne
in 1690. James is said to have stayed in hiding at the Deeps Castle. The castle itself has recently fallen in to grave disrepair. The main chimney in the south wall collapsed into the building, weakening the entire structure and altering the distinctive skyline of the area.
The Deeps Castle is not actually located in Killurin, as is often incorrectly stated. It is located in the parish of Crossabeg, adjacent to the parish boundary offered by the River Slaney. The nearby County Landfill is usually called the Killurin Landfill, in order to avoid confusion, as it is located closer to Killurin than it is to Crossabeg village itself.
and Irish Civil War
in the 1920's, the railway was frequently the target of the local IRA
unit, the Kyle Flying Column, commanded by Bob Lambert
. Several trains were derailed and rolling stock was destroyed during attempts to disrupt the communication between Dublin and Wexford.
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
on the R730
R730 road
The R730 road is a regional road in County Wexford, Ireland. From its junction with the R702 in Kiltealy it takes a southeasterly route to its junction with the R741 in the centre of Wexford Town, continuing south to Blackhorse to its junction on a roundabout with the N25 Wexford bypass.The road...
regional road
Regional road
A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...
. Sited along the banks of the River Slaney
River Slaney
The Slaney is a river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises on Lugnaquilla Mountain in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows west and then south through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford, before entering St George's Channel in the Irish Sea at Wexford town...
, it is approximately 7 miles north-west of Wexford town
Wexford
Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network...
.
Castle
A NormanNorman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
Castle was built at the Deeps (Killurin) on the edge of the River Slaney
River Slaney
The Slaney is a river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises on Lugnaquilla Mountain in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows west and then south through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford, before entering St George's Channel in the Irish Sea at Wexford town...
in the 14th or 15th century. This castle, called the Deeps Castle, although now in ruins, is notable as one of the few remaining examples of a Tower House of its kind. Forty years after Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
’s invasion of Wexford, William of Orange
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
fought and defeated the troops of his brother-in law, James 11 of England at the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...
in 1690. James is said to have stayed in hiding at the Deeps Castle. The castle itself has recently fallen in to grave disrepair. The main chimney in the south wall collapsed into the building, weakening the entire structure and altering the distinctive skyline of the area.
The Deeps Castle is not actually located in Killurin, as is often incorrectly stated. It is located in the parish of Crossabeg, adjacent to the parish boundary offered by the River Slaney. The nearby County Landfill is usually called the Killurin Landfill, in order to avoid confusion, as it is located closer to Killurin than it is to Crossabeg village itself.
Archaeology
In the 1950s, Martin Freeman discovered an ancient urn, which is now preserved in the National Museum. He discovered the urn and other artifacts in the sandpit, which spanned his land (Laffan-Freeman farm) and that of the present pig-fattening unit. This sandpit was the source of the sand which built many of Co. Wexford’s schools in the 1940s and '50s.Railway
The Dublin-Wexford railway line runs through Killurin along the west bank of the River Slaney. During the years of the Irish War of IndependenceIrish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
and Irish Civil War
Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War was a conflict that accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State as an entity independent from the United Kingdom within the British Empire....
in the 1920's, the railway was frequently the target of the local IRA
Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916...
unit, the Kyle Flying Column, commanded by Bob Lambert
Bob Lambert
Robert James Hamilton "Bob" Lambert was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler, he played 51 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1893 and 1930, including 23 first-class matches, captaining them on thirteen occasions...
. Several trains were derailed and rolling stock was destroyed during attempts to disrupt the communication between Dublin and Wexford.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland