Rosslare Harbour

Rosslare Harbour

Cuan Ros Láir

Ballygeary
Village
Roslare Europort
Roslare Europort
Rosslare Harbour is located in Ireland
Rosslare Harbour
Rosslare Harbour
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°15′05″N 6°20′29″W / 52.2513°N 6.3415°W
CountryIreland
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
(2016)[1]
1,200
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceT136124

The village of Rosslare Harbour (Irish: Calafort Ros Láir),[2] also known as Ballygeary, grew up to serve the needs of the harbour of the same name (now called Rosslare Europort), first developed in 1906 by the Great Western Railway and the Great Southern and Western Railway to accommodate steamferry traffic between Great Britain and Ireland. This port also serves France and Spain, traffic is mainly roll-on roll-off (RoRo). Rosslare Harbour railway station opened on 30 August 1906.[3]

Village

Although the harbour itself is located close to, and for census purposes is co-terminous with, the village of Ballygeary, and within the townland of Ballygillane Big, it was named after the village of Rosslare, some 4 km away (8 km by road) along the coast. The village of Ballygeary was divided into two townlands, one known as 'tin town' and the other as 'straw town'. It is believed this was because of the roofs on the houses.

The village has a number of guesthouses, hotels, a Roman Catholic church, a bank and some shops. Just south of the harbour is a small strand leading to Greenore Point, where grey seals can sometimes be seen.

The harbour is home to an RNLI lifeboat station.[4]

Railways and ferries

Services provided by Irish Rail on the Dublin-Rosslare railway line from Rosslare Europort railway station to major places such as Wexford, Enniscorthy, Arklow, Wicklow, Greystones, Bray to Dublin Connolly.

From Dublin Connolly onward rail connections via the Sligo Line links with Longford and Sligo and the Belfast Line links with Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown, Lisburn and Belfast Central.


Preceding station Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann Following station
Rosslare Strand Intercity
Dublin-Rosslare Line
Terminus
"boat icon" Ferry services
Terminus Stena Line
Ferry
Fishguard
Cherbourg
Terminus Irish Ferries
Ferry
Pembroke Dock
Cherbourg
Roscoff
Disused railways
Rosslare Strand Intercity
Limerick-Rosslare Line
Terminus

Bus transport

Rosslare Harbour and Rosslare Europort are served by Bus Éireann routes 40, 132, 370, 379 and 385. The main route serving Rosslare Harbour is Bus Éireann Expressway route 40 which provides several services a day to/from Waterford via New Ross. Local route 370 replaces the rail service to Waterford and runs twice a day each way (except Sundays) serving locations in South County Wexford previously served by the railway; Bridgetown, Wellingtonbridge and Campile. Expressway route 2 used to link the Harbour with Dublin Airport every hour but was withdrawn in September 2012. There is now only one through bus a week to Dublin – route 132 departing Rosslare Europort on Thursday mornings. It runs cross-country via Carnew.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballygeary Or Rosslare Harbour". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Calafort Ros Láir / Rosslare Harbour". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Rosslare Harbour" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  4. ^ "Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat – RNLI Rosslare, Rosslare Harbour, Co.Wexford, Ireland". rosslareharbourlifeboat.com.
  5. ^ "Bus Éireann – View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets". buseireann.ie.

External links

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