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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. |
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==Transport== |
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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> |
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==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.{{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.{{fact|date=March 2020}} |
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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> |
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==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.{{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.{{fact|date=February 2020}} |
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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.{{fact|date=February 2020}} Blackwater Golf Course also has a [[Footgolf|FootGolf]] course.{{fact|date=February 2020}} |
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==In popular culture== |
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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> |
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*[[Colm Tóibín]] holidayed here as a child and poured thousands of [[euro]] in prize money from his 2006 [[International Dublin Literary Award]] into building a house 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> |
*[[Colm Tóibín]] holidayed here as a child and poured thousands of [[euro]] in prize money from his 2006 [[International Dublin Literary Award]] into building a house 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> |
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==See also== |
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* [[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]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://blackwater.gaa.ie Blackwater GAA] |
* [http://blackwater.gaa.ie Blackwater GAA] |
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* [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] |
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Revision as of 02:39, 26 September 2022
Blackwater
An Abhainn Dubh | |
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Village | |
 The R742 passes through Blackwater | |
  Blackwater Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′42″N 6°21′00″W / 52.445°N 6.35°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2016) | 339 |
| (The environs of Blackwater village are labelled 'Castle Ellis' in census reports)[1][2] | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | T121342 |
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
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
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
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]
In popular culture
Blackwater served as a setting of Mary Kay Tuberty's 2015 novel Keeper of Coin.[9]
Notable people
- Michael Cash, stonemason
- Colm Tóibín holidayed here as a child and poured thousands of euro in prize money from his 2006 International Dublin Literary Award into building a house nearby.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Castle Ellis". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Castle Ellis (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "An Abhainn Dubh / Blackwater". Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie/nta/TTB/EFA03__00005866_TP.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Timetable - Route 379" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Rosslare, Ballycanew, Blackwater tops in tidy awards". wexfordtoday.com. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Tidy Towns: The full list of winners for 2019". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Abhainn Dubh, Mobile Homes Wexford, Blackwater County Wexford". abhainndubh.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Tuberty, Mary Kay (31 August 2015). Keeper of Coin (The Carty Sisters Series). ISBN 0-9961734-5-5.
- ^ Max, D. T. (20 September 2021). "How Colm Tóibín Burrowed Inside Thomas Mann's Head". The New Yorker.
