Kilrane

Kilrane (Irish: Cill Ruáin)[2] is a village located in County Wexford, Ireland.

Kilrane
Village
Kilrane
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°14′31″N 6°21′22″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total647
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Location & access

Road

The village is located on the N25 approximately 18 kilometres from Wexford and effectively merges with the adjacent settlement of Rosslare Harbour, the village centres being 1.5 kilometres apart. Significant volumes of traffic pass through the village in conjunction with ferry arrivals and departures. A 50km/h speed limit applies from the Wexford approach to the village to Delap’s Hill in Rosslare Harbour from where a 30km/h limit applies in the port area. Plans for the road network in the area include the Rosslare Port Access Road.[3]

Bus

The village is served by six bus routes, key being Bus Éireann Expressway route 40 (to Waterford) and the company’s local route 370 (rail replacement via Wellingtonbridge to Waterford) in addition to Local Link route 387 (serving Rosslare Strand & Wexford)

Infrequent links are provided by Bus Éireann routes 132 (Thursday-only cross country service to Dublin via Carnew), 379 (coast road to Gorey on Saturdays) and 385 (evening service from Wexford). The stop in each direction is marked by a bus bay and flagpole but neither a shelter nor timetable display are provided.

Rail

Present

Rosslare Europort railway station is approximately four minutes away by car or around twenty five minutes on foot.

Past

Kilrane railway station, located on Station Road, closed to passengers in October 1970. The station house and offices were demolished the following year. [4] Kilrane ceased being a loading point for sugar beet in March 1977. 651 wagons of beet were loaded at Kilrane in the 1976-1977 season. [5]Beet was conveyed by rail to the Irish Sugar Company factory in Thurles.[6]

Facilities & amenities

Facilities in the village include two pubs, a takeaway, a craft shop & gallery, a barber, several B & Bs and a post box. A church and national school are also located in the village and the Rosslare Harbour Maritime Heritage Centre is located at the edge of the village.[7]

History

St. Ruane’s Church was built in the 1830s.[8][9]

Yola was once spoken in the area. A plaque commemorating the Wexford Rebellion is located adjacent to the N25/Saint Helen’s Road junction and features text in the language.

The village post office, adjacent to the crossroads in the centre of the village, closed on November 22nd 1968. The nearest P.O. is now located in Rosslare Harbour. [10]

References
  1. Citypopulation.de Estadísticas del condado de Donegal. Consultado el 8 de julio de 2018.
  2. "Cill Ruáin - Kilrane". Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexfordpeople/news/13m-for-new-roundabout-in-rosslare-38130799.html
  4. Evening Echo, June 15th, 1971
  5. Evening Echo, 17th February, 1977
  6. Sunday Independent 11th October, 1970
  7. https://www.facebook.com/RosslareHarbourMaritimeHeritageCentre/
  8. https://rosslareharbourparish.ie/parish-history/
  9. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15704823/saint-ruanes-catholic-church-originally-saint-rhanuss-catholic-church-churchtown-fo-by-st-helens-ed-kilrane-county-wexford
  10. Village P.O. to close, Irish Examiner, November 22, 1968
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