Butterhill

Butterhill

Infobox Irish Place
name = Butterhill
gaeilge =
crest

motto =
map

pin coords = left: 39px; top: 32px
north coord = 53.165839
west coord = 6.505494
irish grid = N976142
area =
elevation = 270 m
province = Leinster
county = County Wicklow
town pop = 150
census yr = 2006
web =

Butterhill is a townland in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located near the town of Blessington.

History

During the 1930s and 1940s, some residents of Butterhill were displaced when the Poulaphouca Reservoir was created by damming of the River Liffey. [ [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/IRL-WICKLOW/2002-10/1034761278 RootsWeb: IRL-WICKLOW-L [Wicklow THE 1939 MIGRATION OF PART OF WICKLOW NAMES LISTED ] ]

Butterhill is known in antiquarian circles for the distinctive burial mound situated in the centre of the townland, thought to date back to the 5th century. [ [http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1561/butterhill.html The Modern Antiquarian.com | Ireland | Butterhill (Artificial Mound) ] ] [http://planning.southdublin.ie/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=180&lang=]

Geography

This townland is situated on a hill overlooking Blessington Lake, in the west of County Wicklow.

Butterhill is a townland in the postal address system, and is adjacent to the townlands Rathnabo, Carrig, Knockiernan, Blackrock, and Woodend.

Film

A number of movies have used the area around Butterhill as a backdrop for their productions:
* P.S. I Love You.Fact|date=June 2008
* This Is My Father; the tree featured on the cover of the film, and used in the final scene, is the oak tree perched atop of Butterhill Mound. [ [http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3958218496/tt0120865 Photos from This Is My Father ] ]

See also

* Blessington.

References


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