Rosbercon

Rosbercon (Irish place name|Ross Bearrcon|) is a village in Ireland, on the opposite side of the River Barrow from New Ross, County Wexford. Although the village was originally in County Kilkenny, much of it is now in Wexford for administrative purposes. It had a population of 628 as of the 2006 census.

It has a large Roman Catholic church, two schools, and three good restaurants, Thai, Chinese and Italian as well as a pub, The Parish Pump. The village shop (SPAR) closed in the summer of 2008. The Old Rectory is now an asylum seekers' hostel.

The village has expanded considerably in recent years due to immigration; between 34 and 46 percent of its population are immigrants, chiefly from Poland and Brazil. [http://www.newrossstandard.ie/news/rosbercon-is-declared-the--multicultural-capital-of-ireland-741305.html New Ross Standard] , There are a large number of new apartments by the river, many of them rented by members of the Polish community.

Rosbercon is in the parish of Tullogher in the diocese of Ossory, and the main parish church is located in the village. The other churches of the parish are in Tullogher and Mullinaharigle, with additional graveyards at Shanbough and Ballyneale. It lies between the Barrow and Nore rivers, and is bounded by the parishes of Glenmore to the south and Mullinavat to the west and The Rower - Inistioge to the north and west. Although the eastern-most part of the parish is now within the New Ross urban district, many of the residents identify with County Kilkenny, particularly in sporting matters.

Townlands within Rosbercon include: Annfield, Ballybeg, Ballyknock, Brownstown, Butterbridge, Garranbehy, Glentiroe, Hoodsgrove, Kilbrahan, Millbanks, Tinnakilly, Tinneranny and Shanbough.

ee also

* List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Kilkenny)
* New RossIn the building boom of recent years many of the old buildings in the main street backing on to the river Barrow were demolished and have been replaced by modern apartment blocks and shops.

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