Windgap

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Windgap

Windgap (Beárna na Gaoithe in Irish) is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Those who hail from the village are sometimes referred to as 'Gappers'.

The village is located on the R689 regional road, the nearest main road being the N76 from Kilkenny to Clonmel. It forms part of the parish of Killamery.

The landscape of Windgap is dominated by steep hills and large wooded areas. Agriculture is Windgap's main economic activity, with dairy products as the main export. Windgap lies in a former slate-quarrying district spanning the Kilkenny Tipperary border and in the 19th century sent many emigrants to the slate quarries and mills of Rutland County, Vermont, and adjacent Washington County, New York.

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List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

v • d • e Places in County Kilkenny, Ireland

County seat: Kilkenny

Cities¹	Kilkenny

Unincorporated towns²	Ballyragget · Callan · Castlecomer · Mooncoin · Thomastown

Villages³	Ballyhale · Bennettsbridge · Carigeen · Castlewarren · Freshford · Galmoy · Goresbridge · Gowran · Graiguenamanagh · Hugginstown · Inistioge · Jenkinstown · Johnstown · Johnswell · Killamery · Killinaspick · Kilmacow · Kilmoganny · Knocktopher · Mullinavat · Paulstown · Piltown · Redhouse · The Rower · Slieverue · Stoneyford · Tullaroan · Urlingford · Windgap

Townlands	Flagmount

¹ A CDP with defined boundaries. ² A CDP with undefined boundaries and a population above 1,000. ³ A CDP with undefined boundaries and a population below 1,000.