Blackwater, County Wexford

Blackwater
An Abhainn Dubh
Village
The R742 passes through Blackwater
The R742 passes through Blackwater
Blackwater is located in Ireland
Blackwater
Blackwater
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°26′42″N 6°21′00″W / 52.445°N 6.35°W / 52.445; -6.35
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2016)
339
 (The environs of Blackwater village are labelled 'Castle Ellis' in census reports)[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceT121342
Ballinesker Beach, Blackwater, Co Wexford

Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Dubh, meaning 'the black river')[3] is a rural village in County Wexford, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townland of Ballynaglogh (Irish: Baile na gCloch, meaning 'the town of the stones') on the R742 regional road 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Wexford town.

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Castle Ellis". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Castle Ellis (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "An Abhainn Dubh / Blackwater". Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

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