Ballyhack, County Wexford

Ballyhack, County Wexford

Infobox Irish Place
name = Ballyhack
gaeilge = Baile Each
motto =
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pin coords = left: 28px; top: 98px
north coord = 52.244 | west coord = 6.967
area = | elevation = m ( ft)
province = Leinster
county = Wexford
population = | town pop = 189 | rural pop =
census yr = 2006
stdcode = 051
web = |

Ballyhack (Irish: "Baile Each") is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland.

History

The village contains a 15th century Norman castle or tower house, which probably belonged to the Knights Hospitallers.

Details

The village contains a shop, a restaurant and a small quay for fishing boats.

A Ferry service operates between Ballyhack and Passage East (Co. Waterford), over the broad estuary of the rivers called The Three Sisters. The current Ferry service was begun in 1982.

There is also a cemetery located on a height near the edge of the village.

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