Saltmills
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Saltmills
Muileann an tSáile | |
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Village | |
 A bridge connects Saltmills village to Tintern parish | |
  Saltmills Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°13′36″N6°49′56″W/ 52.2267°N 6.8321°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Time zone | UTC+0(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1(IST(WEST)) |
| Area code | 051 |
Saltmills(Irish:Muileann an tSáile)[1]is a small village located in the south-west ofCounty Wexford,inIreland.The village is located at the head of a small inlet that entersBannow Bay.The village received its name from the medieval mills that existed just outside the village.[2]
Amenities[edit]
The village contains a pub, and also located here is the Colclough Memorial Hall, which is used for community activities, including card playing among the village's older residents.[citation needed]It is named after the Colclough family who once lived at nearbyTintern Abbey.The Colcloughs first arrived at the former Abbey in the 16th century and left in 1959. Saltmills itself was established in 1814 by Caesar Colclough to replace the old village at Tintern Abbey which was then demolished.
Transport[edit]
Bus Éireannroute 373 provides a service toWexford,New RossandWellingtonbridgeon Tuesdays. The village is also served on certain days by Wexford Local Link.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Muileann an tSáile/Saltmills".Placenames Database of Ireland(logainm.ie).Retrieved19 October2021.
- ^"Saltmills – The Norman Way".Retrieved12 July2021.
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 11 September 2015.Retrieved19 August2015.
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