Ballyhogue or Ballyhoge () is a village and
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in
County Wexford
County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...
, Ireland. The village, which lies in a
townland and
civil parish of the same name, had a population of 255 people as of the
2022 census. It is 10 km south of
Enniscorthy.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include a number of ecclesiastical sites and the remains of a
hillfort to the south of the village. Some sources associate the ruined church of St. John, and its nearby graveyard, with the
Knights Hospitaller.
The local
Roman Catholic church, Bellevue church, was built between 1858 and 1860.
Depending on the sources, the designs of the church are attributed to either
Augustus Pugin (1812–1852), his son
Edward Welby Pugin (1834–1875), or architect
James Joseph McCarthy
James Joseph McCarthy was an Irish architect famous for his design of ecclesiastical buildings. McCarthy was born in Dublin, Ireland on 6 January 1817. His parents were from County Kerry. He was educated by the Christian Brothers in Richmond St. ...
(1817–1882).
Ballyhogue National School, also known as Scoil Mhuire National School, had an enrollment of 17 pupils as of 2024.
See also
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Bree, County Wexford
Bree () is a village located in the centre of County Wexford, in Ireland. As of the 2016 census, Bree had a population of 193 people.
History
There is a well-preserved portal tomb (sometimes called a dolmen) located nearby at Ballybrittas, on B ...
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River Slaney
References
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Towns and villages in County Wexford