Passage East
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Passage East
|native_name = {{Irish place name|An Pasáiste}}
|native_name_lang = ga
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = The first ferry of the day from Passage East - geograph.org.uk - 1388506.jpg
|image_caption = Passage East as seen from the car ferry
|pushpin_map = Ireland
|pushpin_label_position = top
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Munster
|subdivision_type3 = County
|subdivision_name3 = County Waterford
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|unit_pref = Metric
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|population_as_of = 2022
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|population = 634
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone1 = WET
|utc_offset1 = +0
|utc_offset1_DST = -1
|coordinates = {{coord|52.23910|-6.97274|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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Passage East ({{Irish place name|An Pasáiste|the passage}}){{cite web|title=An Pasáiste/Passage East|url=https://www.logainm.ie/50345.aspx|publisher=Irish Placenames Commission|website=logainm.ie|accessdate=30 August 2019|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924225631/https://www.logainm.ie/ga/50345|url-status=live}} is a fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Waterford Harbour. It is 12 km from Waterford city 10 km from Dunmore East and 21 km from Tramore.
==History==
On 23 August 1170, Strongbow landed at Passage East with 200 knights and 1,000 men-at-arms, a year after the first Normans had landed at Bannow, symbolising the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland. {{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
Nearby are the ruins of Geneva Barracks, a one-time planned utopian colony turned into a notorious prison and point of departure for thousands of rebels transported from the country for participation in the 1798 rebellion.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
Tourism and fishing
Passage East has a long beach which is used for fishing bass, codling, whiting, various flatfish and pollocks.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} It is possible to walk from Passage to Woodstown when the tide is out.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} Passage East also has a natural mussel bed in which it is possible to dig for ragworm. Lug can be dug all the way along the coast to Woodstown.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
The Waterford Estuary Mussel Festival is held each September in Passage East and some nearby villages.{{cite web | url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/estuary-villages-organise-mussel-festival-1.104808 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = Estuary villages organise mussel festival | date = 10 September 1997 | quote = The Waterford Estuary Mussel Festival, now in its fourth year [..] embraces the picturesque villages of Cheekpoint, Faithlegg, Passage East, Woodstown, Dunmore East, Ballymacaw and Cloughernagh. A range of music, food, craft and sports events will be on offer in these centres over the weekend of September 19th | access-date = 24 September 2021 | archive-date = 24 September 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210924225659/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/estuary-villages-organise-mussel-festival-1.104808 | url-status = live }}{{update inline|date=August 2019}}
Transport
=Car ferry=
Passage East Ferry Company Limited, which has been in operation since 1982, links the village, and County Waterford as a whole, with County Wexford, specifically the village of Ballyhack. A journey on the company's vessel, The Tintern, which has a capacity for 28 cars, saves motorists a road journey of approximately 55 km. There has been some local concern in recent years{{when|date=August 2019}} about the level of traffic through the village generated by the car ferry.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
=Bus service=
Suirway operate a bus route linking Passage East to Waterford.{{cite web|url=https://suirway.com/timetables/passage-east/|title=Timetables|publisher=Suirway|website=suirway.com|accessdate=30 August 2019|archive-date=30 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830134550/https://suirway.com/timetables/passage-east/|url-status=live}} Some buses operate via Dunmore East.
Sport
The local GAA club, Passage GAA, concentrates on hurling. Its best known players are Sean Cullinane and Eoin Kelly. Eoin Kelly won Passage's first All-Star award in 2008. The football club associated with the Passage area is Gaultier.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.passageferry.ie Passage Car Ferry website]
{{County Waterford}}
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