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Camolin village, with a population of just over three hundred is situated on the N11 road from Gorey to Ferns. The Bann river flows on the outskirts of the village, which is noted for it's supply of brown trout.
Prior to 1914 fair days were held in Camolin. In the 18th century Camolin Park was built by the Annesley Family, one of whom became Earl of Mountnorris. In recent years the house was demolished and the lands were sold to the Land Commission.
It is now called Camolin Park Forest and contains over 600 acres of woodlands. The name of one of the family, Lord Valentia, is preserved in the name of Valentia House, now a nursing home.
Courtown - The Seaside ResortCourtown, situated in the North East of County Wexford, on the wide sweep of Courtown Bay, is one of the most beautiful and unspoiled seaside resorts on the south east coast yet also offers to the visitor a wide variety of attractions. The Marina in Courtown
A village with a population of just under one thousand people, Courtown's real charm is to be found in its great natural beauty and the atmosphere of peace.
Though Courtown itself still retains its old world charm and natural beauty, it is today a very modern resort with many amenities. Prior to 1820, the village was completely under-developed, but in 1830, the harbour was built by the Courtown family, on whose vast estate it stood. It soon became a thriving fishing village.
The present pier of the harbour was built by the Courtown family as part of famine relief work in 1847. Courtown is especially popular as a tourist resort. The tourists started to arrive in 1863, when the railway line from Dublin reached Gorey,.
The Ounavarra is the river which flows into the harbour. On a trip up the river, the visitor passes through the wooded Courtown Estate with its unsurpassed variety of scenery, past the site of where Courtown House (the seat of the Courtown Family) once stood, and on to Ballinatray Bridge. The bridge which carries the main Gorey to Courtown road, spans a deep gorge, and is reputed to be one of the highest old stone-work bridges in the country.
There is also an ancient seven-foot High cross standing in the woods beside the bridge.
Courtown enjoys one of the lowest annual rainfall in the South East.
Ballymoney is on the Courtown to Castletown road, the village itself is no more than a post office, but it offers an impressive range of facilities. - golf courses, pitch and putt, craft shops, pubs and a lovely beach with public amenities provided.
Off the coast of Ballymoney there have been many famous shipwrecks, some are remembered today in house and pub names.
The 'Isaalt' was a twin-masted, 134 ton auxiliary schooner, built in Portmadoc in Wales in 1909. The vessel had been used as a training schooner by the Irish Department of Defence during the war. She had been sold to do film work in the Caribbean. On her last commercial trip, en route from Dublin to Waterford, she came upon a raging storm. The vessel ran aground on Ballymoney beach and despite the best efforts of the Arklow lifeboat who operated for ten hours in a force nine gale, five of the seven crew lost their lives.
The 'Orphan Girl' was a schooner which operated out of Arklow Harbour. It regularly brought cement, coal and other materials from Liverpool at the turn of the century. The Orphan Girl was sank and re-floated off Ballymoney beach. Many items of nautical memorabilia adorn the walls of the local pub, most interesting are the cuttings from the original log book of the ship from which the name of the pub comes.
Cahore is a fishing village just below Ballygarrett. Dominated by the pier, this village has always been popular with fishermen and tourists. An extension of ninety feet was added to the old pier between 1905 and 1908, and was used by British schooner ships to unload coal phosphates and salt. Today it remains an active fishing village with catches of herring and mackerel.
One of the finest old buildings in the area is Cahore Castle, built by the Judge George after the famine. The old coastguard station in Cahore, now a private dwelling, once employed eight men whose services were very often required.
Many ships sank off Cahore down through the years, 'The Pearl of Cork', the 'Eliza' in 1895, the 'John R. Skiddy' in 1850 and the best remembered the 'Irrawaddy' in 1895, from whose timbers the seats in the local chapel were made. Gilligan's Cave is reminiscent of the smuggling days of two hundred years ago or more.
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Ballygarrett is a small village on the coast road between Courtown and Kilmuckridge, which boasts a fine history. Its high tower church is centre of the village street. Donaghmore, (Domhnach Mor - the great church) near Ballygarrett was visited by Saint Patrick. While this person can be described as our first tourist, there is evidence here of a Christian site from the earliest times.
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