{{Short description|Village in County Wexford, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=February 2020}} thumb|Signage entering Ballygarrett '''Ballygarrett''' ({{Irish place name|Baile Ghearóid|town of Garrett}}) is a rural village in the southeastern corner of Ireland. It is in County Wexford {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-east of Gorey on the R742 road. The birthplace of Texas empresario James Power, Ballygarrett is twinned with Refugio, Texas.<ref>[http://www.ballygarrett.com/ History of The Texas Connection With Ballygarrett]</ref>
==Transport== There is a bus once a day (not Sundays) to and from Gorey, departing in the morning and returning in the afternoon. On Mondays and Saturdays Bus Éireann route 379 operates and continues to Wexford via Curracloe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1209047152-Table-379.pdf |title=Bus timetable route 379 |website=Bus Eireann |accessdate=27 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412221207/http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1209047152-Table-379.pdf |archivedate=12 April 2012 }}</ref> Route 879 operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays the service is provided by the Rural Roadrunner bus operated by Wexford Local Development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie |title=Journey planner |website=Transport for Ireland}}</ref>
The nearest station is Gorey railway station, around 12 kilometres distance.
==Sport== The Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ballygarrett is called Réalt na Mara GAA club. In 1982, the old clubs of Réalt na Mara and Ballygarrett amalgamated to form the present-day club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballygarrettrealtnamara.com/ |title=Ballygarrett Réalt na Mara GAA club |website=www.ballygarrettrealtnamara.com}}</ref>
==See also== * List of towns and villages in Ireland
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{url|https://ballygarrett.ie/|Ballygarrett.ie}}
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Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford Category:Irish-American history and culture in Texas
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