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The village contains a 15th-century [[Normans|Norman]] castle or [[tower house]], which belonged to the [[Knights Hospitallers]] and was built around 1480,<ref>{{cite web|title=1480 c. – Ballyhack Castle, Co. Wexford|url=http://archiseek.com/2009/ballyhack-castle-co-wexford/|website=Archiseek|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref> though it is thought the site's use was initially as a Preceptory, as far back as the 12th-century.<ref name="Megalithic Ireland">{{cite web|title=Ballyhack Castle|url=http://www.megalithicireland.com/Ballyhack%20Castle,%20Wexford.html|website=Megalithic Ireland|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref> The castle was occupied by Cromwellian forces during the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641]], and was later used as a transportation point for those displaced by the [[Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652]]. It is from this association that the phrase "Go to Ballyhack" was coined.<ref name=Footsteps /> |
The village contains a 15th-century [[Normans|Norman]] castle or [[tower house]], which belonged to the [[Knights Hospitallers]] and was built around 1480,<ref>{{cite web|title=1480 c. – Ballyhack Castle, Co. Wexford|url=http://archiseek.com/2009/ballyhack-castle-co-wexford/|website=Archiseek|date=31 December 2009|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref> though it is thought the site's use was initially as a Preceptory, as far back as the 12th-century.<ref name="Megalithic Ireland">{{cite web|title=Ballyhack Castle|url=http://www.megalithicireland.com/Ballyhack%20Castle,%20Wexford.html|website=Megalithic Ireland|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref> The castle was occupied by Cromwellian forces during the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641]], and was later used as a transportation point for those displaced by the [[Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652]]. It is from this association that the phrase "Go to Ballyhack" was coined.<ref name=Footsteps /> |
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The castle is open to the public, having been partially restored, and displays objects relating to the [[Crusades]], the [[Normans]], and medieval monks. Some the features of the castle that are on view are its dungeon, [[murder-hole]], effigies and oratory.<ref name=Footsteps /> The castle is a [[National Monument (Ireland)|National Monument]], in state care, number 516.<ref>{{cite web|title=Irish National Monuments in State Care|url=http://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-wexford.pdf|website=National Monuments Service|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref> |
The castle is open to the public, having been partially restored, and displays objects relating to the [[Crusades]], the [[Normans]], and medieval monks. Some the features of the castle that are on view are its dungeon, [[murder-hole]], effigies and oratory.<ref name=Footsteps /> The castle is a [[National Monument (Ireland)|National Monument]], in state care, number 516.<ref>{{cite web|title=Irish National Monuments in State Care|url=http://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-wexford.pdf|website=National Monuments Service|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref> |
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Ballyhack
Baile Hac | |
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Village | |
 Ballyhack Harbour | |
  Ballyhack Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′38″N 6°58′01″W / 52.244°N 6.967°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Population (2016)[1] | 206 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code | 051 |
Ballyhack (Irish: Baile Hac or Baile Each)[2][3] is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland, on the eastern shore of the Waterford Harbour, which is the estuary of The Three Sisters
History
The village contains a 15th-century Norman castle or tower house, which belonged to the Knights Hospitallers and was built around 1480,[4] though it is thought the site's use was initially as a Preceptory, as far back as the 12th-century.[5] The castle was occupied by Cromwellian forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, and was later used as a transportation point for those displaced by the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652. It is from this association that the phrase "Go to Ballyhack" was coined.[3]
The castle is open to the public, having been partially restored, and displays objects relating to the Crusades, the Normans, and medieval monks. Some the features of the castle that are on view are its dungeon, murder-hole, effigies and oratory.[3] The castle is a National Monument, in state care, number 516.[6]
Name
Ballyhack has been represented in Irish as Baile Hac and Baile Each. The derivation is believed to be from the Irish word for stable, seasmhach, and baile meaning town, village, home or settlement. Thus Ballyhack would mean the place or town of the stable.[3]
Amenities
The village contains a shop, a pub, an old schoolhouse, and a small quay for fishing boats.[3] The village also features a memorial to those lost at sea, which was unveiled in 2015.[7]
A ferry service operates between Ballyhack and Passage East (County Waterford), over the broad estuary of The Three Sisters.[8]
There is also a cemetery located on a height near the edge of the village, which is located on the site of the former Ballyhack Church (Saint James's). The church was closed in the late 1800s, and demolished at some point before 1902. A point of interest in the graveyard includes a record of a Laurence Power, who supposedly died in 1836 at age 170.[9]
The school in the village is called St. Catherine's NS and is located on top of Ballyhack Hill. It opened in 1959.[citation needed]
Sport
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is St James GAA, which plays in the Intermediate grade of the Wexford Championship. The local soccer team is Duncannon FC.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Ballyhack (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Baile Hac/Ballyhack". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Ballyhack, County Wexford, Ireland". In Your Footsteps. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "1480 c. – Ballyhack Castle, Co. Wexford". Archiseek. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Ballyhack Castle". Megalithic Ireland. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Irish National Monuments in State Care" (PDF). National Monuments Service. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Keane, Brendan. "Poignant ceremony for those lost at sea". Wexford Echo. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.passageferry.ie/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Ballyhack Church (Saint James's), Ballyhack, County Wexford". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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