Barntown
Barntown (Irish: Baile an Bharúnaigh)[1] is a townland and village in County Wexford, Ireland. Located just outside the boundary of Wexford town, as of the 2016 census, Barntown had a population of 459 people.[2]
The remains of Barntown Castle, a Norman tower house, lie to the east of the village of Barntown. This was built by the Roche family,[3] and was used as a watchtower and storehouse for .[citation needed]
St Alphonsus Church is the main church of the parish. It was designed by Augustus Welby Pugin, and built in 1848 by the Very Rev Patrick Murphy.[4]
Barntown was joined with the parish of Glynn to found the Glynn-Barntown GAA club in 1885.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Baile an Bharúnaigh / Barntown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Barntown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Barntown Castle Tower House". barntown.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "St. Alphonsus' Church Barntown". Taghmon Historical Society. Archived from the original on 8 September 2005.
- ^ "Glynn Barntown GAA Club". glynnbarntown.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links[]
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- Townlands of County Wexford
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