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Ballycanew is a rural village on the Gorey to Wexford road. The Ounavarra river which passes through the village, this has a great reputation for fishing. This picturesque village was once known as Ballyconway. An old Irish name for Ballycanew is 'Baile Gan Uaigh' - Town without a grave.The earliest reference is 1247 when Theodore de Nevel held lands there. In 1821, the population was 1094, but following the great famine it was reduced to 361.
In the past the Furney family owned a mill, built in in 1589 and demolished in 1962. The old creamery was once a thriving industry, with an average of 2.5 million gallons of milk supplied per annum. 'Papa Rhodes' restaurant is now situated in the old creamery.
In June 1965, a bronze age grave was discovered in the Ballycanew Parish. There was a food vessel slightly damaged and broken human bones. The exact date of the burial is uncertain, but is probably more than 3,000 years old.
Visit Ballycanew Riding Centre.
Ardamine in Co Wexford.Ardamine is situated between Riverchapel and Ballygarrett, and is a mainly made up of summer houses and caravan parks.
The small and lovely Church of Ardamine was designed by George Edmund Street, who restored Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral. In the cemetery next to the church stands a cross - erected to Saint Aidan, the first Bishop of Ferns who founded a church around 400ad.
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