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Gorey (Irish: Guaire) is a historical barony in northeast County Wexford, Ireland. [1] [2]Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. [3] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
This is a list of historic houses in the Republic of Ireland which serves as a link page for any stately home or historic house in Ireland. County Carlow [ edit ]
Gorey (Irish: Guaire) [2] is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route.
Ghost estate of approx 10 houses outside village of Bridgetown, County Wexford, 2012.(In Use as of 2024) In October 2010, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government reported, using a restricted brief, that there were 33,000 complete or nearly complete empty homes after a national audit and that there were a further 10,000 homes at various stages of construction. [12]
Tara Hill (Torrchoill in Irish) is an isolated hill and associated village near the Irish Sea coast in north County Wexford, Ireland. Though only 253 metres (830 feet) high, it dominates the landscape of northeast Wexford. It provides extensive views of the Wexford coast line, from Courtown harbour to Castletown.
Ballycanew (historically Ballyconway, from Irish: Baile Uí Chonnmhaí) [2] is a small rural village in Ireland. It is situated in County Wexford, on the R741 regional road 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Gorey. This road is locally known as the "Coast Road". The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. [2]
In the 1926 Northern Ireland census, 44 people were living in Gorey, a slight increase from 43 as of the 1911 census. In 1926, 28 males (63.6%) and 16 females (36.4%) were recorded. [4] The 1937 census recorded 43 inhabitants. By the 1951 census, 24 people lived in Gorey, of which 13 (54.2%) were male and 11 (45.8%) were female. [5]
Clogh (Irish: An Chloch) [1] is a small rural village in Ireland. Many local residents refer to the village as "Clough", and this is regarded as the proper spelling. [citation needed] It is situated on the R772 regional road in County Wexford 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Gorey.