Poulpeasty
Poulpeasty, officially Pollpeasty[1] (Irish: Poll Péiste, meaning 'hole of the Péist'), is a small village in the west of County Wexford, Ireland.
Pollpeasty
Poll Péiste | |
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Village | |
  Pollpeasty Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′56″N 6°48′29″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code | 053 |
History and development
The village and surrounding area were once part of the large estate of the Carew family in the nearby, but now ruined, Castleboro House.
Today, the village contains a primary school, a Roman Catholic church,[2] and a small number of houses. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is the Cloughbawn GAA Club.
People
- Aidan O'Brien, race horse trainer, was born and raised in Poulpeasty. He attended the local primary school St Joseph's Donard N.S.
References & footnotes
- Placenames Database of Ireland
- Curacy of Poulpeasty. Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
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