Clonroche
| Clonroche Irish: Cluain an Róistigh | |
| County Wexford | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | S869399 |
| Location: | 52°27’2"N, 6°42’50"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 326 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
Clonroche is a village in County Wexford. It is around seven miles south-west of Enniscorthy and eleven miles north-east of New Ross. It is on the N30 national primary route. The village is at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountains.
The name of the place is from the Irish Cluain an Róistigh, meaning 'Roches' pasture'.[1]
The ecclesiastical parish, in both religions, is Cloughbawn, which is from the Irish for "white rock"
History
From the mid-17th century until the early 20th century, the village of Clonroche was located on the large estate owned by the Carew family of nearby Ballyboro (later renamed Castleboro). From the 18th century onwards, their seat was Castleboro House, and a notable head of this family was Robert Carew (1787–1856).
Rev. James Bentley Gordon, who was Protestant rector of Killegney in 1798, wrote an account of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and also wrote an account of the parishes of Killegney and Chapel[2] that appeared in William Shaw Mason's Statistical Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland, printed in 1814.
On 27 April 1920 the RIC barracks located in Clonroche was attacked by the IRA during the Irish War of Independence[3]
Churches
- Church of Ireland: half a mile fomr the village, and part of the United Parishes of Killegney, Rossdroit, Killane and Templeshanbo.
- Roman Catholic, at the edge of the village
About the village
The village has two local stores, and two pubs, Judes and Doyles. There is also a petrol station, a chemist, a chipper and a hair salon. The local creamery provides services and products for the large agricultural community. Local produce includes potatoes, strawberries, cereals, dairy products and pumpkins. Clonroche hosts an annual steam rally.
Sport
- Gaelic Athletics: Cloughbawn GAA Club
Outside links
References
- ↑ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
- ↑ Chapel is an adjoining area.
- ↑ "Document No. W.S. 1509: Witness Statement of Michael Conway". Bureau of Military History. http://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/bureau-of-military-history-1913-1921/reels/bmh/BMH.WS1509.pdf.
- Kennedy, Patrick (1867). The Banks of the Boro a Chronicle of the County of Wexford. London: Simpkin, Marshall. pp. 1, 183. https://books.google.com/books?id=z0MDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1.; text via IA.}}
- Delaney, James G. (1983). "Patrick Kennedy, Folklorist: A Preliminary Assessment". The Past (Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society) (14): 49–66, endnote 6.
- Longfield, A. K. (ed.). The Shapland Carew Papers. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1946
