Redwater (Irish translation: Uisce Dearg) is a fictional village situated in Ireland which sits on two noted tourist links. It is the setting of Kat Moon and Alfie Moon's spinoff show, Kat & Alfie: Redwater.
From the time of the Great Famine of the mid-1840s onwards, the village has experienced a small level of emigration. In history, Redwater is known to be the site of the second battle of the French force of General Humbert in the 1798 Rebellion who quickly seized the village. The village was also the site of the one of the last last land battles of the rebellion on 26 September 1798 when the British army defeated a rebel Irish force in Redwater."
History[]
Redwater was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded in the 6th century. Redwater achieved an urban character at some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman (Viking) settlers founded a trading port. It has been proposed that Redwater was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network. The ecclesiastical settlement continued alongside the Viking longphort, with two developing a type of symbiotic relationship; the Norsemen providing otherwise unobtainable trade goods for the monastery, and perhaps also military aid.
The village's charter was granted by Prince John, as Lord of Ireland, in 1210. The village was once fully walled, and some wall sections and gates remain today. For much of the Middle Ages, Redwater village was an outpost of Old English culture in the midst of a predominately hostile Gaelic countryside and cut off from the English government. Neighbouring Gaelic and Hiberno-Norman lords extorted "Black Rant" from the citizens to keep them from attacking the village. The present extent of the village has exceeded the medieval boundaries of the Barony of Redwater village. It now takes in much of the neighbouring Barony of Redwater. Together, these baronies are located between the Barony to the east, to the west and to the south.
Transport[]
Bus route 25C provides a commuter service to Ennisvillen with one journey a day [...] the evening. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Onward connections are available at Ennisvillen. Due to proposed cuts to bus service route 95C may be withdrawn in 2015.
Industry and Tourism[]
Ballyaton Court Cairn is a single court grave situated on a rock outcrop by the roadside 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Ballyaton village, which is 2.25 miles (3.62 km) east of Downpatrick, at grid ref 531 448.
Ballynoe Stone Circle, a large circle of over 50 closely spaced upright stones, surrounding a mound which when excavated, was found to contain two cists in which cremated bones were found, is only 2.5 miles (4 km) south in the hamlet of Ballynoe. The site is near the disused railway station, reached by a long footpath off the main road, at grid ref 3481404.
Down County Museum is located on the Mall in English Street in Downpatrick and was formerly the old Down County Grid. It was built between 1789 and 1796 at the behest of the County Grand Jury of Down under the supervision of Marquess of Downshire, the Earl of Hillsborough and the Hon Edward Ward, it was designed by architect Charles Lilly. The building served for a time as a barracks for the South Down Militia. It is famously where, at its gates, United Irishman, Thomas [...] in 1803.
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