# Ballycanew

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{{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](/source/Republic_of_Ireland)
|subdivision_type1      = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Ireland)
|subdivision_name1      = [Leinster](/source/Leinster)
|subdivision_type3      = [County](/source/Counties_of_Ireland)
|subdivision_name3      = [County Wexford](/source/County_Wexford)
|established_title      = 
|established_date       = 
|unit_pref              = Metric
|area_footnotes         = 
|area_total_km2         = 
|population_as_of       = [2022](/source/2022_census_of_Ireland)
|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](/source/West_European_Time) 
|utc_offset1            = +0
|timezone1_DST          = [IST](/source/Irish_Standard_Time) ([WEST](/source/Western_European_Summer_Time)) 
|utc_offset1_DST        = -1
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|elevation_footnotes    = 
|elevation_m            = 60
|blank_name             = [Irish Grid Reference](/source/Irish_grid_reference_system)
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|website                = 
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}}

'''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](/source/County_Wexford), Ireland. It is on the [R741](/source/R741_road_(Ireland)) road, about {{cvt|8|km|mi|0}} south of [Gorey](/source/Gorey). This road is locally known as the "Coast Road". The village is in a [townland](/source/townland) and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_Ireland) 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](/source/Great_Famine_(Ireland)) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Wexford_Bus) route 884 serves Ballycanew from Monday through Sunday linking it to [Gorey](/source/Gorey) and [Wexford](/source/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](/source/Gorey_railway_station) on the [Rosslare Europort](/source/Rosslare_Europort_railway_station) to [Dublin](/source/Dublin_Connolly_railway_station) line.

==See also==
* [List of towns and villages in Ireland](/source/List_of_towns_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland)

==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

{{Wexford-geo-stub}}

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