Barntown

Barntown

Barntown is a townland in County Wexford.

The remains of a Norman castle exist near the village of Barntown. This was built by the Roche Family and was used as a watchtower and storehouse for Ferrycarrig Castle.

St Alphonsus Church is the main church of the parish, designed by Augustus Welby Pugin, it was built in 1848 by the Very Rev Patrick Murphy.

Barntown was joined with the parish of Glynn to found the Glynn Barntown GAA club in 1885.

The place also gave its name to Dublin hardcore band [http://www.myspace.com/barntownwatertasteslikeblood Barntown Water Tastes Like Blood] . They played their last gig at Eamonn Dorans in Dublin on October 5th 2007.

External links

* [http://www.glynnbarntown.com/ Glynn Barntown GAA Club]
* [http://homepage.tinet.ie/~taghmon/histsoc/vol4/chapter07/chapter07.htm St Alphonsus Church]
* [http://www.wexfordtourism.com/3_rocks.htm Three Racks Trail]


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