Ballycanew

{{short description|Village in County Wexford, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox settlement |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 |pushpin_map = Ireland |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 |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2022 |population_footnotes = <ref>{{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}}</ref> |population_total = 544 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = WET |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = IST (WEST) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = {{coord|52.609|-6.31|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 60 |blank_name = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info = {{iem4ibx|T146524}} |website = |footnotes = }}

'''Ballycanew''' (historically ''Ballyconway'', from {{Irish place name|Baile Uí Chonnmhaí}})<ref name=logainm>[http://www.logainm.ie/52819.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] (see archival records)</ref> is a small rural village in County Wexford, Ireland. It is on the R741 road, about {{cvt|8|km|mi|0}} 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.<ref name=logainm/> The Ounavarra River passes through the village.

==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,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camolin Parish: Church of the Immaculate Conception |url=http://camolinparish.ie/}}</ref> and St. Mogue's is part of Church of Ireland parish of Gorey.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The village has two shops and two pubs. It also has three community halls, a fast food outlet and a hairdressers.

==Public transport== Wexford Bus route 884 serves Ballycanew from Monday through Sunday linking it to Gorey and Wexford.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journey planner |website=wexfordbus.ie |url= https://bookings.wexfordbus.com/Timetable/TimetableHome?route=wexford_gorey_route884 |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> The nearest railway station is Gorey railway station on the Rosslare Europort to Dublin line.

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Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford Category:Townlands of County Wexford Category:Civil parishes of County Wexford