Inistioge Irish:Inis Tíog | |
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Village | |
 The bridge in Inistioge | |
  Inistioge Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°29′N7°04′W / 52.483°N 7.067°W /52.483; -7.067 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Kilkenny |
| Population | 285 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Website | www |
Inistioge (/ɪnɪʃˈtiːɡ/;Irish:Inis Tíog[2]) is a small village inCounty Kilkenny,Ireland. Historically, its name has been spelt asEnnistioge,Ennisteage, and in other ways. The village is situated on theRiver Nore, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast ofKilkenny. Inistioge is in atownland andcivil parish of the same name.[2]
Situated along theRiver Nore, Inistioge is entered by crossing a 10 arch stone bridge. The village has a tree-lined square and a number of 18th and 19th century homes along the river. Inistioge and itsvillage green have been used as a filming location for a number of films. Inistioge developed significantly during the 18th and 19th centuries as a part of the Tighe families' Woodstock Estate.[3]
The earliest recorded reference to Inistioge refers to a battle between the kingdom of Osraighi and an army ofNorsemen, recorded as taking place in the year AD 962 in theAnnals of the Four Masters.[4]
Due to its location at the lowest point of the River Nore's crossing and the fact that the Osraige fought Olaf Cuaran, King of Dublin, in Inistioge in 964, it is possible that Inistioge was first inhabited by Vikings.[5]
Thomas FitzAnthony received the land grant in 1169, and in 1206 he founded the Augustinian Priory. The priors expanded the community, but Inistioge suffered once the monasteries were dissolved in 1540. In 1566, Sir Edmond Butler was given ownership of the priory's possessions.[5]
James I created weekly markets on Fridays and an annual fair on 13 December after Inistioge was constituted as a town in 1608. The Cromwellians attacked the town in 1649 and eventually took it over.[5]
The 18th and 19th centuries brought new development as the core square of the village became a plannedestate village by the Tighe family of the Woodstock Estate.[6]
Theparliamentary borough of Inistioge sent two MPs toIrish House of Commons until its abolition in 1801. It was not enfranchised in theUnited Kingdom House of Commons.[7][8]
Inistioge's development was connected with that of the Woodstock Estate, which was constructed by Francis Bindon in the late 1740s for the Fownes family. Prior to the Land Acts, the holdings that made up the Woodstock Estate totalled 21,763 statute acres spread over six counties. Despite being far from the town, the house's significance in the growth of the community is attested to by the primary entrance to Woodstock, the river gate, the lower avenue and lodge, and the almshouses on the square.[citation needed] By the end of the 19th century, there was a concentration of buildings with a large number of two and three storey structures due to the interaction of the steep hill and the earlier medieval walled village design.[5] In the centre of the village square there is a fountain which Lady Louisa Tighe (1803-1900), who spent seventy-five years at Woodstock, erected in memory of her late husband. The base of a cross, erected in 1621 to the memory of Baron David Fitzgerald and his wife, is nearby. The cross itself went missing and is said to have been deliberately destroyed by the Yeoman in 1798. The fountain still stands today, and it is inscribed “Erected by Louisa M. Tighe in memory of her beloved husband A.D. 1879”.[9]
The main bus route serving the village is Kilbride Coaches'New Ross -Thomastown -Kilkenny route.[10]Bus Éireann route 374 provides a journey in each direction along theNew Ross -Thomastown -Kilkenny route.[11]Bus Éireann andJJ Kavanagh and Sons operate several journeys daily fromThomastown (8.5 kilometres away) toDublin,Dublin Airport,Carlow andWaterford. Bus services toRosslare Europort are available fromNew Ross.[12]
The nearest station isThomastown railway station (located at52°31′23″N7°08′56″W / 52.523°N 7.14891°W /52.523; -7.14891) on theWaterford-Kilkenny-Dublin line.
Inistioge, and itsvillage green, has been the scene for a number of films, includingCircle of Friends,The Secret Scripture andWidows' Peak.[13] Segments of theHallmark movieLove's Portrait, released in September 2022, were filmed in Inistioge.[14]
TheGaelic Athletic Association clubRower–Inistioge GAA has its home ground here. The club has had a number ofAll Ireland medal-winning players includingSean Cummins,[15]Kieran Joyce,[16] andEddie Keher.[17]
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