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'{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Blackwater |native_name = {{lang|ga|An Abhainn Dubh}} |native_name_lang = ga |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = IMG Blackwater1941.jpg |image_caption = The R742 passes through Blackwater |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Leinster]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Counties of Ireland|County]] |subdivision_name3 = [[County Wexford]] |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 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 = 339 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = [[West European Time|WET]] |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = [[Irish Standard Time|IST]] ([[Western European Summer Time|WEST]]) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = {{coord|52.445|-6.35|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 48 |blank_name = [[Irish grid reference system|Irish Grid Reference]] |blank_info = {{iem4ibx|T121342}} |website = |footnotes = }} [[File:Ballinesker Beach, Co Wexford.jpg|thumb|Ballinesker Beach, Blackwater, Co Wexford]] '''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 == 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 == 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}} 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 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 == 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}} 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}} == 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> ==Notable people== *[[Michael Cash (stonemason)|Michael Cash]], stonemason == See also == * [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://blackwater.gaa.ie Blackwater GAA] * [http://www.fishinginireland.info/sea/east/wexford/index.htm Blackwater Beach fishing info] {{County Wexford}} [[Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford]]'