Ballycanew
{{short description|Village in County Wexford, Ireland}}
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{{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2020}}
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|name = Ballycanew
|native_name = {{lang|ga|Baile Uí Chonnmhaí}}
|native_name_lang = ga
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Village school and church - geograph.org.uk - 630626.jpg
|image_caption = Parish hall and church
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|pushpin_label_position = left
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Leinster
|subdivision_type3 = County
|subdivision_name3 = County Wexford
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|unit_pref = Metric
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|population_as_of = 2022
|population_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Ballycanew (Ireland) Census Town |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/wexford/14586__ballycanew/ |website=citypopulation.de |access-date=8 October 2024}}
|population = 544
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone1 = WET
|utc_offset1 = +0
|utc_offset1_DST = -1
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Ballycanew (historically Ballyconway, from {{Irish place name|Baile Uí Chonnmhaí}})[http://www.logainm.ie/52819.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] (see archival records) is a small rural village in Ireland. It is situated in County Wexford, on the R741 regional road {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Gorey. This road is locally known as the "Coast Road". The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
History
The village was once known as Ballyconway. An old Irish name for Ballycanew is 'Baile Gan Uaigh' - Town without a grave.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
The earliest reference is 1247 when Theodore de Nevel held lands there. In 1821, the population was 1094, but following the great famine it was reduced to 361.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
In the past, the Furney family owned a mill, built in 1589 and demolished in 1962. The old creamery was once a thriving industry, with an average of {{convert|2.5|e6impgal|m3}} of milk supplied per annum.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
In June 1965, a Bronze Age grave was discovered in the Ballycanew Parish. This grave yielded a slightly damaged food vessel and broken human bones. The exact date of the burial is uncertain but is probably more than 3,000 years old.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Amenities
The area is served by a primary school, Saint Enda's National School. There are two churches. St Moling's is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Camolin,{{Cite web |title=Camolin Parish: Church of the Immaculate Conception |url=http://camolinparish.ie/}} and St. Mogue's is part of Church of Ireland parish of Gorey.{{Cite web |title=Church of Ireland - A Member of the Anglican Communion |url=http://www.ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=information.dioceses&page=showparish&id=15700}} The village has two shops: a Daybreak and a Brooks
The village also has two pubs. One for the road and Goslings. It also has three community halls, a fast food place called Sizzles and also has a hairdressers called Tina's.
The Ounavarra River passes through the village.
Public transport
Wexford Bus bus route 884 serves Ballycanew from Monday through Sunday linking it to Gorey and Wexford.{{Cite web |title=Journey planner |website=wexfordbus.ie |url= https://bookings.wexfordbus.com/Timetable/TimetableHome?route=wexford_gorey_route884 |access-date=26 April 2024}}
The nearest railway station is Gorey railway station on the Rosslare Europort to Dublin line.
See also
References
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{{County Wexford}}
Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford
Category:Townlands of County Wexford
Category:Civil parishes of County Wexford
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