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Courtown
Baile na Cúirte— Village — Courtown centre Location in Ireland Coordinates: 52°38′42″N 6°13′44″W / 52.645°N 6.229°WCoordinates: 52°38′42″N 6°13′44″W / 52.645°N 6.229°W Country Ireland Province Leinster County County Wexford Elevation 6 m (20 ft) Population (2006)[1] - Total 1,421 Irish Grid Reference T196562 Historical populations Year Pop. ±% 1841 248 — 1851 607 +144.8% 1861 480 −20.9% 1871 613 +27.7% 1881 512 −16.5% 1891 438 −14.5% 1901 462 +5.5% 1911 414 −10.4% 1926 344 −16.9% 1936 316 −8.1% 1946 294 −7.0% 1951 257 −12.6% 1956 411 +59.9% 1961 396 −3.6% 1966 421 +6.3% 1971 291 −30.9% 1981 337 +15.8% 1986 317 −5.9% 1991 343 +8.2% 1996 364 +6.1% 2002 502 +37.9% 2006 1,421 +183.1% [2][3][4][5][6] Courtown (Irish: Baile na Cúirte, meaning "homestead of the court"), formerly Ballinatray (Irish: Baile na Trá, meaning "homestead of the strand"), is a village and Seaside resort in northeast County Wexford, Ireland. Courtown is situated on the Irish Sea coast. It is also referred to as Courtown Harbour and has merged into the adjoining village of Riverchapel. It lies on the R742 regional road.
Both villages have many caravan parks and holiday homes. In recent years significant urbanisation has taken place, especially in the Riverchapel area, just south of Courtown. Large housing estates are now home to commuters working in Dublin.
Courtown is home to 'The Dinky Take-Away', serving the "best chips in Ireland", as voted on Marty Whelan's morning show on the 2FM radio station.
The town features crazy golf, amusement rides, ten-pin bowling, a golf course, as well as a beach and forest park. Courtown Harbour is also home to a Class D RNLI inshore lifeboat.
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History
The name 'Courtown' dates back to 1278 [7]but the harbour was not built until the early 1800s and cost £25,000 to complete. Courtown was by then already well known for its beaches, but the presence of the harbour made it popular as a fashionable destination, with people from Dublin and the midlands frequenting the village and beaches. It's popularity as a summer holiday resort for Dublin people increased after 1863, when the railway line from Dublin reached nearby Gorey.
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References
- ^ "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ Census for post 1821 figures.
- ^ http://www.histpop.org
- ^ http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census
- ^ Lee, JJ (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A.. Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Mokyr, Joel; O Grada, Cormac (November). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850". The Economic History Review. Volume 37 (Issue 4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120035880/abstract.
- ^ http://www.courtownharbour.com/
External links
- www.courtownharbour.com The official website for Courtown Harbour.
- www.rnli.ie RNLI Lifeboat Website
Places in County Wexford County town: Wexford Towns Bunclody · Courtown · Enniscorthy · Ferns · Fethard-on-Sea · Gorey · New Ross · Wexford
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List of townlands in County Wexford · Category:Mountains and hills of County Wexford · Category:Rivers of County Wexford · Category:Geography of County Wexford Categories:- Seaside resorts in the Republic of Ireland
- Towns and villages in County Wexford
- Beaches of the Republic of Ireland
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