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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 called the Glider, a number of supermarkets, a large second-hand furniture store and a clothes alterations shop. |
The village has three pubs, Corrigan's, the Blackwater Lodge (which is also a hotel) and Whelan's. It also has a video Arcade called the Glider, a number of supermarkets, a large second-hand furniture store and a clothes alterations shop. |
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Lately the village has increased its population, and has seen the building of hundreds of houses in the village itself and in outlying areas. |
Lately the village has increased its population, and has seen the building of hundreds of houses in the village itself and in outlying areas.{{fact}} |
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Blackwater is |
Blackwater is close to Ballyconnigar beach, a site with one of the highest levels of erosion in the area, due to tidal forces.{{fact}} 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}} Other nearby beaches include Curracloe strand and Ballinesker beach, where the opening scene of the film "[[Saving Private Ryan]]" was filmed. |
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| ⚫ | Blackwater also has a mobile-home holiday park called 'Abhainn Dubh Mobile home and Leisure Park' which has been opened since 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abhainndubh.ie/|title=Abhainn Dubh, Mobile Homes Wexford, Mobile home parks in the South east, Blackwater County Wexford ireland, South East Caravan Holiday Parks|website=www.abhainndubh.ie|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> |
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Ballyconnigar beach is close to Curracloe strand and Ballinesker beach, where the opening scene of the film "[[Saving Private Ryan]]" was filmed. |
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| ⚫ | Blackwater also has a mobile-home holiday park called 'Abhainn Dubh Mobile home and Leisure Park' which has been opened since 1993 |
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== Sports == |
== Sports == |
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The local GAA team is St. Brigid's Blackwater, established in 1885. The hurling team |
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 |
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. They play in many of the major courses in county Wexford and its surrounding counties, golf clubs such as : Wexford golf club, Enniscorthy Golf Club, Rosslare, St. Helens Bay, Mount Wolseley, Courtown, Coolattin, Bunclody, Killerig, Waterford and more.{{fact|date=February 2020}} |
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Blackwater now has its own FootGolf course, located at Blackwater Golf Course, FootGolf a new craze that is sweeping the world. It incorporates both the elegance of golf and the world's passion for football.{{fact|date=February 2020}} |
Blackwater now has its own FootGolf course, located at Blackwater Golf Course, FootGolf a new craze that is sweeping the world. It incorporates both the elegance of golf and the world's passion for football.{{fact|date=February 2020}} |
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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) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | T121342 |
Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Dubh, meaning 'the black river') is a rural village in County Wexford, Ireland.[1] 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.
Transport
Michael Gray operates a route linking the village with Wexford Mondays to Fridays inclusive [2] Bus Éireann route 379 serves the village on Mondays and Saturdays only linking it to Wexford, Gorey and intermediate locations such as Courtown Harbour.[3]
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 called the Glider, a number of supermarkets, a large second-hand furniture store and a clothes alterations shop.
Lately the village has increased its population, and has seen the building of hundreds of houses in the village itself and in outlying areas.[citation needed]
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 opened since 1993.[4]
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. They play in many of the major courses in county Wexford and its surrounding counties, golf clubs such as : Wexford golf club, Enniscorthy Golf Club, Rosslare, St. Helens Bay, Mount Wolseley, Courtown, Coolattin, Bunclody, Killerig, Waterford and more.[citation needed]
Blackwater now has its own FootGolf course, located at Blackwater Golf Course, FootGolf a new craze that is sweeping the world. It incorporates both the elegance of golf and the world's passion for football.[citation needed]
In popular culture
Blackwater served as a setting of Mary Kay Tuberty's 2015 novel Keeper of Coin.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Central Statistics Office Ireland (An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh na hÉireann) (26 April 2007). "Census 2006 — Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Stationery Office, Dublin, Ireland. Archived from the original (PDF file – 4.22 MB) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie/nta/TTB/EFA03__00005866_TP.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Abhainn Dubh, Mobile Homes Wexford, Mobile home parks in the South east, Blackwater County Wexford ireland, South East Caravan Holiday Parks". www.abhainndubh.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Tuberty, Mary Kay (31 August 2015). Keeper of Coin (The Carty Sisters Series). ISBN 0-9961734-5-5.