- Bree, County Wexford
Infobox Irish Place
name = Bree
gaeilge = Brí
motto =
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pin coords = left: 58px; top: 65px
north coord = 52.435| west coord = 6.605
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province =Leinster
county = Wexford
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census yr = 2006
stdcode = 053
web = |Bree (Irish: "Brí") is a village located in the centre of
County Wexford , in Ireland.History
There is a well-preserved "Portal tomb" (sometimes called a
Dolmen ) located nearby at Ballybrittas, on Bree Hill, which dates from theNeolithic period. [ See: [http://www.megalithomania.com/show/image/2148/Ballybrittas.htm Photo of Ballybrittas Portal Tomb.] ]Details
The village contains a Primary School, a Community Centre, a
GAA pitch, and a R.C. church and an adjoining cemetery.Nearby is also located a Protestant church. This is Clonmore C.O.I. church, and it was erected in 1827. [ [http://www.from-ireland.net/wex/lewis/clonmore.htm Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837 (Clonmore Parish).] ] It also has an adjoining cemetery.
References & footnotes
External links
* [http://homepage.eircom.net/~breeparish/Index.htm Bree Parish.]
* [http://www.ferns.ie/parish.shtml?Id=Bree Bree RC church.]
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