Rosslare Harbour

The village of Rosslare Harbour (Irish place name|Calafort Ros Láir|) 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. Rosslare Harbour station opened on 30 August 1906. [cite web | title= Rosslare Harbour| work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-09-07] Although the harbour itself is located close to the previously existing settlement of Ballygeary, 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 townslands, 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 are usually to be seen.

ee also

* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
* List of RNLI stations
* Rosslare Europort railway station

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