Blackwater, County Wexford

Infobox Irish Place
name = Blackwater
gaeilge = "An Abhainn Dubh"
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pin coords = left: 85px; top: 73px
north coord = 52.445
west coord = 6.35
irish grid = T121342
area =
elevation = 48 m (157 ft)
province = Leinster
county = County Wexford
town pop = Not given.cite web
last =
first = Central Statistics Office Ireland (An Phríomh Oifig Staidrimh na hEireann)
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title = Census 2006 — Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area
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publisher = Stationery Office, Dublin, Ireland
date = 26 April 2007
url = http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf
format = PDF file - 4.22 MB
doi =
accessdate = 2008-05-14]
rural pop =
census yr = 2006
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Blackwater ("An Abhainn Dubh" in Irish) is a rural village in the southeastern corner of Ireland. It is situated in County Wexford, on the R742 regional road km to mi | 16 | abbr=yes | precision=0 north of the town of Wexford.

Amenities

The village has four pubs, Corrigans, the Blackwater Lodge (which is also a hotel), Whelan's and Seanie's (which has undergone several name changes in recent years). It also has a video Arcade called the Glider.

Lately the village has increased its population, and has seen the building of hundreds of houses in the village itself and in outlying areas.

Blackwater is very close to Ballyconnigar beach, a site with one of the highest levels of erosion due to tidal forces. This beach is close to Curracloe strand, where the opening scene of the film "Saving Private Ryan" was filmed.

References & footnotes

ee also

* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland