Saltmills

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Saltmills Muileann an tSáile
Village
A bridge connects Saltmills village to Tintern parish
Saltmills Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°13′36″N 6°49′56″W / 52.2267°N 6.8321°W / 52.2267; -6.8321Coordinates: 52°13′36″N 6°49′56″W / 52.2267°N 6.8321°W / 52.2267; -6.8321
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Wexford
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area code(s)	051

Saltmills (Irish: Muileann an tSáile) is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland. The village is located at the head of a small inlet that enters Bannow Bay. The village received its name from the medieval mills that existed just outside the village.^[1]

Amenities[]

The village contains a pub, a shop which opens on Wednesdays to sell the local newspapers, and little else.^{[citation needed]} 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 nearby Tintern 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[]

Bus Éireann route 373 provides a service to Wexford, New Ross and Wellingtonbridge on Tuesdays. The village is also served on certain days by Wexford Local Link.^[2]

See also[]

• Gurtins
• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References[]

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