Windgap, County Kilkenny
Windgap
Bearna na Gaoithe | |
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Village | |
Welcome sign (Fáilte go Bearna na Gaoithe) | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′51″N 7°23′55″W / 52.464167°N 7.398611°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Windgap (Irish: Bearna na Gaoithe, meaning 'the wind gap'), is a village in County Kilkenny, in Ireland. Windgap is located in the south-western part of Kilkenny on the border with Tipperary, just south of Callan. The village is located on the R689 regional road, the nearest main road being the N76 from Kilkenny to Clonmel.
Windgap was named for its location on a pass through hills east of Slievenamon. The landscape of Windgap is dominated by steep hills and large wooded areas. Windgap lies in a former slate-quarrying district spanning the Kilkenny-Tipperary border. Today, agriculture is Windgap's main economic activity, with dairy products as the main export. The most notable buildings in Windgap are its 19th-century graveyard, The Old League House, which once served as a home for poor tenant farmers (see Irish National Land League), and early 20th-century grotto.
Those who hail from the village are sometimes referred to as 'Gappers'.