Bree, County Wexford
| Bree Irish: Brí | |
| County Wexford | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | S947324 |
| Location: | 52°26’6"N, 6°36’32"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 316 (2022) |
| Dialling code: | 053 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Enniscorthy |
Bree is a village located in the centre of County Wexford. As of the 2022 census, Bree had a population of 316 people. The name is from the Irish Brí.[1]
History
There is a well-preserved portal tomb (sometimes called a dolmen) located nearby at Ballybrittas, on Bree Hill, which dates from the Neolithic period.
Sir James Keating, Prior of the Order of Knights Hospitaller and a leading member of the Irish government, was born here in the early years of the 15th century.[2]
About the village
The village contains a primary school, a community centre, a GAA pitch, a soccer club Bree United and two churches.
Churches
- Church of Ireland: Clonmore Church
- Roman Catholic: The Church of the Assumption
References
- ↑ Brí / Bree: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ St. John Brooks, Eric Knight's fees in Counties Wexford Carlow and Kilkenny (13th-15th centuries) Stationery Office Dublin 1950