Editing Rosslare Harbour

{{Short description|Village in County Wexford, Ireland}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Rosslare Harbour
| other_name               = Ballygeary
| native_name              = {{Irish place name|Cuan Ros Láir}}
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| population_as_of         = [[2022 census of Ireland|2022]]
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| population_total = 2,247
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The village of '''Rosslare Harbour''' ({{Irish place name|Calafort Ros Láir}}),<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/131878.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = Calafort Ros Láir / Rosslare Harbour | access-date = 20 March 2020 }}</ref> also known as '''Ballygeary''', grew up to serve the needs of the [[harbour]] of the same name (now called [[Rosslare Europort]]), first developed in 1906 by the [[Great Western Railway]] and the [[Great Southern and Western Railway]] to accommodate [[ferry|steamferry]] traffic between Great Britain and Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosslare Europort (Rosslare Harbour)|publisher=eOceanic|url=https://eoceanic.com/sailing/harbours/5/rosslare_harbour|access-date=30 September 2023}}</ref> This port also serves France and Spain, traffic is mainly roll-on roll-off (RoRo). [[Rosslare Europort railway station|Rosslare Harbour railway station]] opened on 30 August 1906.<ref>{{cite web | title= Rosslare Harbour| work=Railscot – Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=7 September 2007}}</ref>

==Village==
Although the harbour itself is located close to, and for census purposes is co-terminous with, the village of Ballygeary, and within the [[townland]] of Ballygillane Big, it was named after the village of [[Rosslare Strand|Rosslare]], some 4&nbsp;km away (8&nbsp;km by road) along the coast. The village of Ballygeary was divided into two townlands, one known as "tin town" and the other as "straw town" or "bamboo town". It is believed this was because of the roofs on the houses.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Tony Kehoe|date=December 17, 2019|title=Rosslare Harbour’s "Bamboo Town and Tin Town" explained|type= |language= |url=https://www.facebook.com/folklore.ie/videos/rosslare-harbours-bamboo-town-and-tin-town-explained-and-remembered-by-tony-keho/1383384675169188/|access-date=22 September 2023|publisher=Folklore.ie}}</ref>

The village has a number of guesthouses, hotels, a [[Roman Catholic]] church, a post office and some shops, one of which being a Daybreak service station and is regarded as "the heart and soul of Rosslare Harbour" by locals. Just south of the harbour is a small strand leading to ''Greenore Point'', where [[grey seal]]s can sometimes be seen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosslare Harbour Cliff Walk|publisher=Wexford Walking Trail|url=https://wexfordwalkingtrail.ie/Trails/rosslare-harbour-cliff-walk/|access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> The harbour is home to an [[RNLI]] lifeboat station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rosslareharbourlifeboat.com/|title=Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat – RNLI Rosslare, Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford, Ireland|website=Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat}}</ref>

The population of Rosslare Harbour reached 2,247 at the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]], increasing 87% from 2016 and becoming one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the country.<ref name="cso2022"/>

==Railways and ferries==
Services provided by [[Irish Rail]] on the [[Dublin-Rosslare railway line]] from [[Rosslare Europort railway station]] to major places such as [[Wexford railway station|Wexford O'Hanrahan]], [[Enniscorthy railway station|Enniscorthy]], [[Arklow railway station|Arklow]], [[Wicklow railway station|Wicklow]], [[Greystones railway station|Greystones]], [[Bray Daly railway station|Bray Daly]] to [[Dublin Connolly]].

From [[Connolly station|Dublin Connolly]] onward rail connections via the [[Dublin-Sligo railway line|Sligo Line]] links with [[Longford railway station|Longford]] and [[Sligo railway station|Sligo]] and the [[Belfast-Dublin railway line|Belfast Line]] links with [[Drogheda MacBride railway station|Drogheda MacBride]], [[Dundalk railway station|Dundalk Clarke]], [[Newry railway station|Newry]], [[Portadown railway station|Portadown]] and [[Belfast Grand Central station|Belfast Grand Central]].

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==Bus transport==
Rosslare Harbour and [[Rosslare Europort]] are served by [[Bus Éireann]] routes 40, 132, 370, 379 and 385 and [[TFI Local Link|Local Link]] route 387. The main routes serving Rosslare Harbour are Bus Éireann ''Expressway'' route 40 which provides several services a day to/from [[Waterford]] via [[New Ross]] and the 387 to [[Wexford]] several times daily. Local route 370 replaces the rail service to [[Waterford]] and runs twice a day each way (except Sundays) serving locations in South County Wexford previously served by the railway; [[Bridgetown]], [[Wellingtonbridge]] and [[Campile]]. ''Expressway'' route 2 used to link the Harbour with [[Dublin Airport]] every hour but was withdrawn in September 2012. There is now only one through bus a week to [[Dublin]] – route 132 departing [[Rosslare Europort]] on Thursday mornings. It runs cross-country via [[Carnew]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buseireann.ie|title=Bus Éireann – View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets|website=buseireann.ie}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]
* [[Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat Station]]

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[[Category:1906 establishments in Ireland]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1906]]
[[Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford]]
[[Category:Port cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland]]