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'{{Infobox Irish Place| name = '''Blackwater''' | gaeilge = ''An Abhainn Dubh'' | crest image = | motto = | map image = Ireland map County Wexford Magnified.png | pin coords = left: 85px; top: 73px | north coord = 52.445| west coord = 6.35 | irish grid = T121342 | area = | elevation = 48 m (157 ft) | province = [[Leinster]] | county = [[County Wexford]] | population note = none given <ref name=WexCensus2006>{{cite web | last = | first = Central Statistics Office Ireland (An Phríomh Oifig Staidrimh na hEireann) | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Census 2006 &mdash; Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area | work = | publisher = Stationery Office, Dublin, Ireland | date = [[26 April]] [[2007]] | url = http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf | format = PDF file - 4.22 MB | doi = | accessdate = 2008-05-14}}</ref> | rural pop = | census yr = 2006 | web = | |}} [[Image:IMG Blackwater1941.jpg|thumb|left|380px|R742 through Blackwater village]] '''Blackwater''' (''An Abhainn Dubh'' in [[Irish language|Irish]]) is a rural village in the southeastern corner of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is situated in [[County Wexford]], on the [[R742 road|R742]] [[regional road]] {{km to mi | 16 | abbr=yes | precision=0}} north of the town of [[Wexford]]. ==Amenities== The village has four pubs, Corrigans, the Blackwater Lodge (which is also a hotel), Whelan's and Seanie's (which has undergone several name changes in recent years). It also has a video Arcade called the Glider. Lately the village has increased its population, and has seen the building of hundreds of houses in the village itself and in outlying areas. Blackwater is very close to Ballyconnigar beach, a site with one of the highest levels of erosion due to tidal forces. This beach is close to Curracloe strand, where the opening scene of the film "[[Saving Private Ryan]]" was filmed. <gallery> Image:Example.jpg|Caption1 Image:Example.jpg|Caption2 </gallery>== Sports == The local GAA team is St. Brigids Blackwater, the hurling team are in the Senior Championship. The gaelic football won the 2009 Junior Championship. The local soccer team is called Blackwater AFC. Blackwater has a Par 3 golf course which is located about 5 minutes drive outside of the village. ==References== <div class="font-size:9px"> {{reflist}} </div> ==See also== * [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]] [[Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford]] {{Wexford-geo-stub}}'