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Rathdrum| Town in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland; population (2002) 2,100. It is situated high in the Avonmore Valley, 16 km/10 mi from Wicklow town. Nearby are Glendalough and Avondale (now a forestry school). |
| Avondale House, 2 km/1 mi south of Rathdrum, was built in 1779 for Samuel Hayes and was the birthplace of the nationalist politician Charles Stewart Parnell. The house and grounds are open to the public and there is a museum on Parnell. |
| Nearby on the summit of Cronebane Hill (249 m/816 ft) is the Moltee Stone, a large glacial granite boulder which in mythology is reputed to be the hurling stone of Finn Mac Cumhaill. |
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