Ballygarrett

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Ballygarrett (Irish: Baile Ghearóid, meaning "town of Garrett") is a rural village in the southeastern corner of Ireland. It is situated in County Wexford 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Gorey on the R742 regional road. The birthplace of Texas empresario James Power, Ballygarrett is twinned with Refugio, Texas.[1]


Transport

Bus

There is a bus once a day (not Sundays) to and from Gorey, departing in the morning and returning in the afternoon. On Mondays and Saturdays Bus Éireann route 379 operates and continues to Wexford via Curracloe.[2] Route 879 operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays the service is provided by the Rural Roadrunner bus operated by Wexford Local Development.[3]

Rail

The nearest station is Gorey railway station, around 15 kilometres distant.

See also

References

  1. ↑ History of The Texas Connection With Ballygarrett
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie


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