# Courtown

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Village in County Wexford, Ireland

Village in Leinster, Ireland

Courtown Baile na Cúirte Village Courtown centre Courtown Location in Ireland Coordinates: 52°38′42″N 6°13′44″W / 52.645°N 6.229°W / 52.645; -6.229 Country Ireland Province Leinster County County Wexford Elevation 6 m (20 ft) Population (2022)[1] • Total 4,365 (Urban area as defined by the 2022 census) Irish Grid Reference T196562

**Courtown** ([Irish](/source/Irish_language): *Baile na Cúirte*)[2] is a village in [County Wexford](/source/County_Wexford), Ireland. It was developed after [Lord Courtown](/source/Earl_of_Courtown) ordered the construction of a harbour during the Famine years, 1839–1846. The economic boost of the new harbour led to a small village developing with fishing being the primary economy of the village.

Courtown lies on the [R742](/source/R742_road) [regional road](/source/Regional_road_(Ireland)), around 6 km south-east of [Gorey](/source/Gorey). It is situated on the [Irish Sea](/source/Irish_Sea) coast and with the recent development during the [Celtic Tiger years](/source/Celtic_Tiger), has merged into the adjoining village of [Riverchapel](/source/Riverchapel).[3] As a result, population has trebled from 2006, reaching 4,365 in 2022.[1]

## Development and amenities

Courtown Harbour

The name Courtown originally applied to a townland in North Wexford, 4 kilometres east of Gorey town. The townland was home to the seat of Lord Courtown during the 18th and 19th centuries. Courtown House was demolished in 1962. The remains of his private church and cemetery can still be seen in the townland. Today it is home to Courtown Golf Club and Kiltennel Church.

In the late 20th and early 21st century, significant [urbanisation](/source/Urbanization) has taken place, especially in Riverchapel, just south of Courtown Harbour. Large [housing estates](/source/Housing_estate) are now home to [commuters](/source/Commuting) working in [Dublin](/source/Dublin). While the population of Courtown is somewhat smaller, the census combines the area of Courtown, Riverchapel and Ardamine. As of the 2006 census the population of this area was 1,421,[4] and had grown to 4,365 by the time of the [2022 census](/source/2022_census_of_Ireland).[1]

Courtown is home to 'The Dinky Take-Away', serving the "best chips in Ireland", as voted on [Marty Whelan's](/source/Marty_Whelan) morning show on the [2FM](/source/RT%C3%89_2fm) radio station. Courtown also has a confectionary shop, ice-cream shop, and hair salons.

The town features [crazy golf](/source/Miniature_golf), [amusement rides](/source/Amusement_ride), [ten-pin bowling](/source/Ten-pin_bowling), a [golf course](/source/Golf_course), as well as a [beach](/source/Beach) and [forest park](/source/Forest).

[Courtown Lifeboat Station](/source/Courtown_Lifeboat_Station) was opened by the [Royal National Lifeboat Institution](/source/Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution) in 1865, rebuilt on its present site in 1911, but closed in 1925. It reopened in 1990 as the base for an inshore [lifeboat](/source/Lifeboat_(rescue)).[5][6]

[Seal Rescue Ireland](/source/Seal_Rescue_Ireland) (SRI), a charity organisation that works to rescue, rehabilitate and release sick or injured seals, is based in Courtown.[7]

The main attraction during historical times was Courtown Harbour

Courtown Harbour

*Pirates Cove* in Courtown

## Transport

There is a bus once a day (except on Sundays) to and from [Gorey](/source/Gorey), departing in the morning and returning in the afternoon. On Mondays and Saturdays [Bus Éireann](/source/Bus_%C3%89ireann) route 379 operates and continues to [Wexford](/source/Wexford) via [Curracloe](/source/Curracloe).[8] Route 879 operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays, the service is provided by the Rural Roadrunner bus operated by Wexford Local Development.[9]

The nearest station is [Gorey railway station](/source/Gorey_railway_station), around 7 kilometres away.

## Tourism

As a harbour and seaside village, there is a high tourism rate during the months of the summer (May–August).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Local tourist accommodation types include a number of bed and breakfasts, guesthouses, and caravan and holiday parks.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## History

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1841 248 — 1851 607 +144.8% 1861 480 −20.9% 1871 613 +27.7% 1881 512 −16.5% 1891 438 −14.5% 1901 462 +5.5% 1911 414 −10.4% 1926 344 −16.9% 1936 316 −8.1% 1946 294 −7.0% 1951 257 −12.6% 1956 411 +59.9% 1961 396 −3.6% 1966 421 +6.3% 1971 291 −30.9% 1981 337 +15.8% 1986 317 −5.9% 1991 343 +8.2% 1996 364 +6.1% 2002 502 +37.9% 2006 1,421 +183.1% 2011 2,857 +101.1% 2016 3,591 +25.7% 2022 4,365 +21.6% [10][11][12][13][14][1]

The name 'Courtown' dates to 1278,[15] but the harbour was not built until the mid-1800s as a response by Lord Courtown to the Great Famine, and cost £25,000 to complete. Courtown was by then already well known for its beaches, but the presence of the harbour made it a fashionable destination, with people from Dublin and the midlands frequenting the village and beaches.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Its popularity as a summer holiday resort for Dublin people increased after 1863, when the [railway line](/source/Gorey_railway_station) from Dublin reached nearby [Gorey](/source/Gorey).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## See also

- [List of towns and villages in Ireland](/source/List_of_towns_and_villages_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland)

- [List of RNLI stations](/source/List_of_RNLI_stations)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cso2022_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cso2022_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-cso2022_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-cso2022_1-3) ["Census 2022 - F1015 Population"](https://data.cso.ie/table/F1015). *Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports*. [Central Statistics Office Ireland](/source/Central_Statistics_Office_(Ireland)). August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-logainm_2-0)** ["Baile na Cúirte/Courtown"](https://www.logainm.ie/en/52998). *[Placenames Database of Ireland](/source/Placenames_Database_of_Ireland)*. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Gorey's population exceeds 10,000 for first time"](https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/goreys-population-exceeds-10000-for-first-time-34893736.html). *independent*. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cso2006_4-0)** ["Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110607074609/http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf) (PDF). *Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports*. [Central Statistics Office Ireland](/source/Central_Statistics_Office_(Ireland)). April 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf) (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Courtown's station history"](https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/courtown-lifeboat-station/station-history-courtown). *RNLI*. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Ballinatray Lower, Courtown, Wexford"](https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15611018/ballinatray-lower-courtown-co-wexford). *Buildings of Ireland*. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Seal Rescue Ireland - About Us"](https://www.sealrescueireland.org/about-us/). *sealrescueireland.org*. 23 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Bus Éireann - Timetable - Route 379"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120412221207/http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1209047152-Table-379.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1209047152-Table-379.pdf) (PDF) on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Journey planner"](https://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Census for post 1821 figures.](http://www.cso.ie/census) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100920090850/http://cso.ie/census/) 20 September 2010 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Histpop - The Online Historical Population Reports Website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160507023856/http://www.histpop.org/). *www.histpop.org*. Archived from [the original](http://www.histpop.org) on 7 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Northern Ireland Census of Population"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120217095720/http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census/). Archived from [the original](http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Lee, JJ (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. (eds.). *Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell*. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Mokyr, Joel](/source/Joel_Mokyr); O Grada, Cormac (November 1984). ["New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850"](http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120035880/abstract). *The Economic History Review*. Volume. **37** (4): 473–488. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x). [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[10197/1406](https://hdl.handle.net/10197%2F1406).{{[cite journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_journal)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Courtown Harbour, Gorey, Co. Wexford - Courtown Harbour, Gorey, Co. Wexford"](http://www.courtownharbour.com/).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Courtown](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Courtown).

- [Courtownharbour.com - Website for Courtown Harbour](http://www.courtownharbour.com)

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