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Kilmore Quay

Coordinates:52°10′33″N6°35′11″W/ 52.175714°N 6.586434°W/52.175714; -6.586434
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Kilmore Quay
Irish:Cé na Cille Móire
Village
St Peter's Church, Kilmore Quay
St Peter's Church, Kilmore Quay
Kilmore Quay is located in Ireland
Kilmore Quay
Kilmore Quay
Location in Ireland
Coordinates:52°10′33″N6°35′11″W/ 52.175714°N 6.586434°W/52.175714; -6.586434
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Wexford
Population
(2016)[1]
372

Kilmore Quay(Irish:Cé na Cille Móire,meaning 'Quayof the big church')[2]is a fishing village nearKilmore,inCounty Wexford,Ireland.As of 2016, it has a population of 372.[1]It is afishing village,but its leisure facilities such assailing,andsea anglingcharters are also of economic importance.[citation needed]

Tourism[edit]

The village holds a seafood festival during the summer with seafood served every day, live music, and activities such as races and family events.[3]

Architecturally notable buildings in the village include St Peter's Church, which was built in 1875 to a design attributed to architectGeorge Ashlin.[4]

Ballyteige Castle, a 15th-century tower house which was the ancestral home of theAnglo-IrishWhitty family, who lived there until the 1650s, is approximately 1 mile north of Kilmore Quay.[5]

TheSaltee Islandslie off the coast near Kilmore Quay, and boat trips to these islands are available from the village. The two islands, Great Saltee and Little Saltee, are known for being Ireland's largestbird sanctuarywithgannets,gulls,puffins,cormorants,razorbills,andguillemotsliving on the islands.[6]

Public transport[edit]

Wexford Bus operates several services a day (not Sundays) betweenWexfordand Kilmore Quay viaJohnstown CastleandBridgetown.[7]Bus Éireannroute 383 operates betweenWexford railway stationand Kilmore Quay on Wednesdays and Saturdays only.[8]

Marina[edit]

There is a boatingmarinalocated in the harbour. This serves as a jumping-off point for many Irishyachtsembarking on journeys toFranceand beyond. It is also the first landing point for many visitors fromBritainandcontinental Europe.[citation needed]

Kilmore Harbour is also home to the launching point for anRNLI lifeboat.[9]

Gallery[edit]

  • Thatching at Kilmore Quay
    Thatchingat Kilmore Quay
  • Waterfront
    Waterfront
  • Thatched buildings
    Thatched buildings
  • The marina
    The marina
  • St Peter's Church interior
    St Peter's Church interior
  • Kilmore Quay lifeboat at the marina
    Kilmore Quay lifeboat at the marina

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Sapmap Area: Settlements Kilmore Quay".Census 2016.Central Statistics Office. 2016.
  2. ^"Cé na Cille Móire/Kilmore Quay".Placenames Database of Ireland(logainm.ie).Retrieved19 October2021.
  3. ^"Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival 2022".
  4. ^"Saint Peter's Catholic Church, Crossfarnogue, County Wexford".buildingsofireland.ie.National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.Retrieved18 January2020.
  5. ^Whitty, M.J. (1872). "The Whitty Tomb in the Ruined Church at Kilmore, County of Wexford".Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Society of Ireland.4.2:59.
  6. ^"Island King"Irish Times- 6 May 2000
  7. ^"Wexford Bus - Timetable".Wexfordbus.com.Retrieved14 October2017.
  8. ^"Dublin Airport - Bus Éireann - View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets".Buseireann.ie.Retrieved14 October2017.
  9. ^"President names new Kilmore Quay lifeboat".New Ross Standard.Independent News & Media. 21 June 2011.Retrieved18 January2020.


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