Adamstown, County Wexford

Adamstown (Irish: Maigh Arnaighe or Maigh Arnaí, meaning "the plain of the berries")[2] is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It is about 24 km (15 mi) north-west of Wexford, 20 km (12 mi) east of New Ross, and 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Enniscorthy.

Adamstown

Maigh Arnaí
Village
Ruined tower house near Adamstown
Adamstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°23′38″N 6°43′01″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
293
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS872275

History

A monastery called Magheranoidhe was built in the area c. 600 AD by a Saint Abban different from Abbán moccu Corbmaic.[3]

Following the Norman conquest of Ireland, the monastery became property of the Marshall family. The de Heddon and later Devereux families were granted control of it and the surrounding lands.[4]

A castle was built in the area by Adam Devereux, for who the village is named, in 1418.[5] This castle was rebuilt in 1556 by Nicholas Devereux.[6] The Adamstown estate later passed to the Earle of Albermarle, and later the Downes family by the 1800s.[4]

A church dedicated to St. Abban was built in Adamstown in 1835.[7]

Amenities

The village contains a primary school, a secondary school, a GAA pitch and soccer pitch, a community centre, two pubs, a shop, a R.C. church and an adjoining cemetery, chemist, Almost adjacent to the village is Adamstown castle (or tower house), which dates from the 16th century.[8]

The Adamstown Agricultural Show is held there on the first Saturday of July every year.

Transport

Bus Éireann routes 371 and 382 serve the village on Fridays providing links to Wexford and New Ross.[9]

Notable people

References
  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Adamstown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. "Maigh Arnaí / Adamstown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. "First Arrivals", Early Christian Sites in Ireland
  4. "Adamstown History". Scoil Naomh Abbáin. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. "About Our Parish". Saint Abbans Church. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. McElherron, Brian T. "Adamstown Castle". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. "St. Abban". Scoil Naomh Abbáin. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. "Adamstown Castle". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  9. http://buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=247#Wexford
  10. "Pádraic lands TV role as hero knight". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. "Former Ireland striker Kevin Doyle rules himself out of by-election run". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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