Ballyhack

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Ballyhack with castle

Ballyhack ( Irish Baile Hac , also Baile Each ) is a small town in County Wexford in Ireland . At the 2016 census , Ballyhack had 206 residents.

location

Ballyhack is on the east side of Waterford Harbor . This is the confluence of the 3 rivers Barrow , Suir and Nore , also called The Three Sisters in Ireland . These widen to an estuary before they flow into the Celtic Sea at Dunmore East .

The Castle (Tower House)

In Ballyhack is a well-preserved Norman castle ( Tower House ), which was built around 1480. Occupied by Oliver Cromwell's forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, it served as a rallying point for those who were relocated to poorer areas such as Connacht .

In recent years it has been partially restored and is open to the public. You can see objects about the Crusades and the Normans as well as the dungeon and the prayer room.

Attractions

In addition to the Norman Tower House, there are also:

Transport links

Ballyhack is one kilometer off the R733 regional road which links the town east to Wexford and north to New Ross . The R770 spur road leads into the village. For many hundreds of years there were only small boats transporting people to Passage East in County Waterford and back. Wagons and later cars had to take the long detour via New Ross. But since 1982 there has been a car and passenger ferry that connects these two places by shuttle service.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ireland.php?cityid=0108 Ballyhack population statistics. Retrieved August 5, 2018
  2. ↑ http://archiseek.com/2009/ballyhack-castle-co-wexford/ Year of construction Tower House. Retrieved August 5, 2018
  3. ↑ https://eoceanic.com/sailing/harbours/europe/ireland/wexford/82/ballyhack Infos about the castle. Retrieved August 5, 2018
  4. ↑ https://www.passageferry.ie/ Ferry to Waterford. Retrieved August 5, 2018

Web links

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