Adamstown, County Wexford

Adamstown (Irish: Maigh Arnaighe or Maigh Arnaí, meaning 'the plain of the berries')[2] is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It is about 24 km (15 mi) north-west of Wexford, 20 km (12 mi) east of New Ross, and 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Enniscorthy. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

Adamstown
Maigh Arnaí
Village
Ruined tower house near Adamstown
Ruined tower house near Adamstown
Adamstown is located in Ireland
Adamstown
Adamstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°23′38″N 6°43′01″W / 52.394°N 6.717°W / 52.394; -6.717
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population293
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS872275

History

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A monastery called Magheranoidhe was built in the area c. 600 AD by a Saint Abban different from Abbán moccu Corbmaic.[3]

Following the Norman conquest of Ireland, the monastery became property of the Marshall family. The de Heddon and later Devereux families were granted control of it and the surrounding lands.[4]

A castle was built in the area by Adam Devereux, for who the village is named, in 1418.[5] This castle was rebuilt in 1556 by Nicholas Devereux.[6] The Adamstown estate later passed to the Earl of Albemarle, and later the Downes family by the 1800s.[4]

A church dedicated to St. Abban was built in Adamstown in 1835.[7]

Amenities

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The village contains a primary school, a secondary school, a GAA pitch and soccer pitch, a community centre, two pubs, a shop, an R.C. church and an adjoining cemetery, chemist, Almost adjacent to the village is Adamstown castle (or tower house), which dates from the 16th century.[8]

The Adamstown Agricultural Show is held there on the first Saturday of July every year.[citation needed]

Transport

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Bus Éireann routes 371 and 382 serve the village on Fridays providing links to Wexford and New Ross.[9]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Adamstown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Maigh Arnaí / Adamstown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ "First Arrivals", Early Christian Sites in Ireland
  4. ^ a b "Adamstown History". Scoil Naomh Abbáin. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. ^ "About Our Parish". Saint Abbans Church. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. ^ McElherron, Brian T. "Adamstown Castle". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. ^ "St. Abban". Scoil Naomh Abbáin. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Adamstown Castle". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Dublin Airport - Bus Éireann - View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets".
  10. ^ "Pádraic lands TV role as hero knight". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Former Ireland striker Kevin Doyle rules himself out of by-election run". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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