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{{short description |Village in County Wexford, Ireland}}
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|name = Blackwater
|name = Blackwater
|other_name = {{pad top italic|An Abhainn Dubh}}
|native_name = {{lang|ga|An Abhainn Dubh}}
|native_name_lang = ga
|settlement_type = Village
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|population_as_of = 2016
|population_as_of = [[2016 census of Ireland|2016]]
|population_note = (The environs of Blackwater village are labelled 'Castle Ellis' in census reports)<ref name="census2016">{{cite web| url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=E9F00C19-3F0E-4F6C-9E6D-8A9DFAD257AB#SAPMAP_T1_100 | publisher = Central Statistics Office | work = Census 2016 | title = Sapmap Area - Settlements - Castle Ellis | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref><ref name="censuschg">{{cite web|url = https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/wexford/0243__castle_ellis/ | website = citypopulation.de | title = Castle Ellis (Ireland) Census Town | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref>
|population_note = (The environs of Blackwater village are labelled 'Castle Ellis' in census reports)<ref name="census2016">{{cite web| url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=E9F00C19-3F0E-4F6C-9E6D-8A9DFAD257AB#SAPMAP_T1_100 | publisher = Central Statistics Office | work = Census 2016 | title = Sapmap Area - Settlements - Castle Ellis | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref><ref name="censuschg">{{cite web|url = https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/wexford/0243__castle_ellis/ | website = City Population | title = Castle Ellis (Ireland) Census Town | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref>
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'''Blackwater''' ({{Irish place name|An Abhainn Dubh|the black river}})<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/52328.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | title = An Abhainn Dubh / Blackwater | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref> is a rural village in [[County Wexford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It lies mostly within the [[townland]] of Ballynaglogh ({{Irish place name|Baile na gCloch|the town of the stones}}) on the [[R742 road|R742]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]] {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Wexford]] town.
'''Blackwater''' ({{Irish place name|An Abhainn Dubh|the black river}})<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/52328.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | title = An Abhainn Dubh / Blackwater | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref> is a rural village in [[County Wexford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It lies mostly within the [[townland]] of Ballynaglogh ({{Irish place name|Baile na gCloch|the town of the stones}}) on the [[R742 road|R742]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]] {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Wexford]] town.


== Transport ==
==Transport==
Michael Gray operates a route linking the village with [[Wexford]] Mondays to Fridays inclusive <ref>http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie/nta/TTB/EFA03__00005866_TP.pdf{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Bus Éireann]] route 379 serves the village on Mondays and Saturdays only linking it to [[Wexford]], [[Gorey]] and intermediate locations such as [[Courtown Harbour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1209047152-Table-379.pdf |title=Timetable - Route 379 |accessdate=2012-02-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412221207/http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1209047152-Table-379.pdf |archivedate=2012-04-12 }}</ref>
Michael Gray operates a route linking the village with [[Wexford]] Mondays to Fridays inclusive <ref>http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie/nta/TTB/EFA03__00005866_TP.pdf{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Bus Éireann]] route 379 serves the village on Mondays and Saturdays only linking it to [[Wexford]], [[Gorey]] and intermediate locations such as [[Courtown Harbour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1209047152-Table-379.pdf |title=Timetable - Route 379 |accessdate=2012-02-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412221207/http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1209047152-Table-379.pdf |archivedate=2012-04-12 }}</ref>


== Amenities ==
==Amenities==
The village has three pubs, Corrigan's, the Blackwater Lodge (which is also a hotel), and Whelan's. It also has a video arcade, a number of supermarkets, a large second-hand furniture store, and a clothes alterations shop.{{fact|date=March 2020}}
The village has three pubs, Corrigan's, the Blackwater Lodge (which is also a hotel), and Whelan's. It also has a video arcade, a number of supermarkets, a large second-hand furniture store, and a clothes alterations shop.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}


In the 10 years between the 2006 and 2016 census, the population of the village increased from 173 to 339 people.<ref name="census2016"/><ref name="censuschg"/> Blackwater has competed in "category B" (places with populations of between 201 and 1000 people) in the national [[Tidy Towns (Ireland)|Tidy Towns]] competition.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://wexfordtoday.com/2018/09/24/rosslare-ballycanew-blackwater-tops-in-tidy-awards/ | publisher = | website = wexfordtoday.com | title = Rosslare, Ballycanew, Blackwater tops in tidy awards | date = 24 September 2018 | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/tidy-towns-the-full-list-of-winners-for-2019-1.4035117 | publisher =Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = Tidy Towns: The full list of winners for 2019 | date = 30 September 2019 | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref>
In the 10 years between the 2006 and 2016 census, the population of the village increased from 173 to 339 people.<ref name="census2016"/><ref name="censuschg"/> Blackwater has competed in "category B" (places with populations of between 201 and 1000 people) in the national [[Tidy Towns (Ireland)|Tidy Towns]] competition.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://wexfordtoday.com/2018/09/24/rosslare-ballycanew-blackwater-tops-in-tidy-awards/ | publisher = | website = wexfordtoday.com | title = Rosslare, Ballycanew, Blackwater tops in tidy awards | date = 24 September 2018 | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/tidy-towns-the-full-list-of-winners-for-2019-1.4035117 | publisher =Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = Tidy Towns: The full list of winners for 2019 | date = 30 September 2019 | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref>


Blackwater is close to Ballyconnigar beach, a site with one of the highest levels of erosion in the area, due to tidal forces.{{fact|date=March 2020}} The stretch of beach from Ballyconnigar to Ballynaclash is used for bathing, walking and fishing. Species of fish encountered around this area include bullhuss, smoothhound, tope, bass, ray, codling, eels, and flounder.{{fact|date=March 2020}} Other nearby beaches include Curracloe strand and Ballinesker beach, where the opening scene of the film "[[Saving Private Ryan]]" was filmed.
Blackwater is close to Ballyconnigar beach, a site with one of the highest levels of erosion in the area, due to tidal forces.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} The stretch of beach from Ballyconnigar to Ballynaclash is used for bathing, walking and fishing. Species of fish encountered around this area include bullhuss, smoothhound, tope, bass, ray, codling, eels, and flounder.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} Other nearby beaches include Curracloe strand and Ballinesker beach, where the opening scene of the film "[[Saving Private Ryan]]" was filmed.


Blackwater also has a mobile-home holiday park called 'Abhainn Dubh Mobile home and Leisure Park' which has been open since 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abhainndubh.ie/|title=Abhainn Dubh, Mobile Homes Wexford, Blackwater County Wexford |website=abhainndubh.ie|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref>
Blackwater also has a mobile-home holiday park called 'Abhainn Dubh Mobile home and Leisure Park' which has been open since 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abhainndubh.ie/|title=Abhainn Dubh, Mobile Homes Wexford, Blackwater County Wexford |website=abhainndubh.ie|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref>


== Sports ==
==Sports==
The local GAA team is St. Brigid's Blackwater, established in 1885. The [[hurling]] team play in the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship. The [[Gaelic football]] team won the 2009 Wexford Junior Championship.{{fact|date=February 2020}}
The local GAA team is St. Brigid's Blackwater, established in 1885. The [[hurling]] team play in the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship. The [[Gaelic football]] team won the 2009 Wexford Junior Championship.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}


Blackwater has a par 3 golf course which is located outside of the village between Blackwater and Kilmuckridge. The golf course itself was opened in July 1993 although Blackwater Golf Society had its first outing in 1991.{{fact|date=February 2020}} Blackwater Golf Course also has a [[Footgolf|FootGolf]] course.{{fact|date=February 2020}}
Blackwater has a par 3 golf course which is located outside of the village between Blackwater and Kilmuckridge. The golf course itself was opened in July 1993 although Blackwater Golf Society had its first outing in 1991.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} Blackwater Golf Course also has a [[Footgolf|FootGolf]] course.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}


== In popular culture ==
==In popular culture==
Blackwater served as a setting of Mary Kay Tuberty's 2015 novel ''Keeper of Coin''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Keeper of Coin (The Carty Sisters Series)|isbn=0-9961734-5-5|last1=Tuberty|first1=Mary Kay|date=2015-08-31}}</ref>
Blackwater served as a setting of Mary Kay Tuberty's 2015 novel ''Keeper of Coin''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Keeper of Coin (The Carty Sisters Series)|isbn=0-9961734-5-5|last1=Tuberty|first1=Mary Kay|date=2015-08-31}}</ref>


== See also ==
==Notable people==
*[[Michael Cash (stonemason)|Michael Cash]], stonemason
*[[Colm Tóibín]], writer, holidayed here as a child and has a holiday home nearby.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Colm Tóibín Burrowed Inside Thomas Mann's Head|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/20/how-colm-toibin-burrowed-inside-thomas-manns-head|work=The New Yorker|first=D. T.|last=Max|date=20 September 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://blackwater.gaa.ie Blackwater GAA]
* [http://blackwater.gaa.ie Blackwater GAA]
* [http://www.fishinginireland.info/sea/east/wexford/index.htm Blackwater Beach fishing info]
* [http://www.fishinginireland.info/sea/east/wexford/index.htm Blackwater Beach fishing info]


{{County Wexford}}
{{County Wexford}}

[[Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford]]
[[Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford]]

Latest revision as of 16:24, 22 October 2023

Blackwater
An Abhainn Dubh
Village
The R742 passes through Blackwater
The R742 passes through Blackwater
Blackwater is located in Ireland
Blackwater
Blackwater
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°26′42″N 6°21′00″W / 52.445°N 6.35°W / 52.445; -6.35
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2016)
339
 (The environs of Blackwater village are labelled 'Castle Ellis' in census reports)[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceT121342
Ballinesker Beach, Blackwater, Co Wexford

Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Dubh, meaning 'the black river')[3] is a rural village in County Wexford, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townland of Ballynaglogh (Irish: Baile na gCloch, meaning 'the town of the stones') on the R742 regional road 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Wexford town.

Transport

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Michael Gray operates a route linking the village with Wexford Mondays to Fridays inclusive [4] Bus Éireann route 379 serves the village on Mondays and Saturdays only linking it to Wexford, Gorey and intermediate locations such as Courtown Harbour.[5]

Amenities

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The village has three pubs, Corrigan's, the Blackwater Lodge (which is also a hotel), and Whelan's. It also has a video arcade, a number of supermarkets, a large second-hand furniture store, and a clothes alterations shop.[citation needed]

In the 10 years between the 2006 and 2016 census, the population of the village increased from 173 to 339 people.[1][2] Blackwater has competed in "category B" (places with populations of between 201 and 1000 people) in the national Tidy Towns competition.[6][7]

Blackwater is close to Ballyconnigar beach, a site with one of the highest levels of erosion in the area, due to tidal forces.[citation needed] The stretch of beach from Ballyconnigar to Ballynaclash is used for bathing, walking and fishing. Species of fish encountered around this area include bullhuss, smoothhound, tope, bass, ray, codling, eels, and flounder.[citation needed] Other nearby beaches include Curracloe strand and Ballinesker beach, where the opening scene of the film "Saving Private Ryan" was filmed.

Blackwater also has a mobile-home holiday park called 'Abhainn Dubh Mobile home and Leisure Park' which has been open since 1993.[8]

Sports

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The local GAA team is St. Brigid's Blackwater, established in 1885. The hurling team play in the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship. The Gaelic football team won the 2009 Wexford Junior Championship.[citation needed]

Blackwater has a par 3 golf course which is located outside of the village between Blackwater and Kilmuckridge. The golf course itself was opened in July 1993 although Blackwater Golf Society had its first outing in 1991.[citation needed] Blackwater Golf Course also has a FootGolf course.[citation needed]

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Blackwater served as a setting of Mary Kay Tuberty's 2015 novel Keeper of Coin.[9]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Castle Ellis". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Castle Ellis (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "An Abhainn Dubh / Blackwater". Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie/nta/TTB/EFA03__00005866_TP.pdf[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Timetable - Route 379" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Rosslare, Ballycanew, Blackwater tops in tidy awards". wexfordtoday.com. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Tidy Towns: The full list of winners for 2019". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Abhainn Dubh, Mobile Homes Wexford, Blackwater County Wexford". abhainndubh.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ^ Tuberty, Mary Kay (31 August 2015). Keeper of Coin (The Carty Sisters Series). ISBN 0-9961734-5-5.
  10. ^ Max, D. T. (20 September 2021). "How Colm Tóibín Burrowed Inside Thomas Mann's Head". The New Yorker.
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