Passage East () is a

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, situated on the west bank of

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. It is 12 km from

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10 km from Dunmore East and 21 km from

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History

On 23 August 1170, Strongbow landed at Passage East with 200 knights and 1,000 men-at-arms, a year after the first Normans had landed at

Bannow Bannow () is a village and civil parish lying east of Bannow Bay on the south-west coast of County Wexford, Ireland. In modern times the main settlement is the village of Carrig-on-Bannow (or ''Carrig''). In Norman times there was a borough ca ...

, symbolising the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland. Nearby are the ruins of Geneva Barracks, a one time planned utopian colony turned into a notorious prison and point of departure for thousands of rebels transported from the country for participation in the

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Tourism and fishing

Passage East has a long beach which is used for fishing bass, codling, whiting, various flatfish and pollock. It is possible to walk from Passage to Woodstown when the tide is out. Passage East also has a natural mussel bed in which it is possible to dig for ragworm. Lug can be dug all the way along the coast to Woodstown. The Waterford Estuary Mussel Festival is held each September in Passage East and some nearby villages.

Transport

Car ferry

Passage East Ferry Company Limited, which has been in operation since 1982, links the village, and

as a whole, with

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, specifically the village of Ballyhack. A journey on the company's vessel, ''The Tintern'', which has a capacity for 28 cars, saves motorists a road journey of approximately 55 km. There has been some local concern in recent years about the level of traffic through the village generated by the car ferry.

Bus service

Suirway operate a bus route linking Passage East to

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. Some buses operate via

Dunmore East Dunmore East () is a popular tourist and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland. Situated on the west side of Waterford Harbour on Ireland's southeastern coast, it lies within the barony of Gaultier (''Gáll Tír'' – "foreigners' land ...

Sport

The local GAA club, Passage GAA, concentrates on hurling. Its best known players are

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and Eoin Kelly. Eoin Kelly won Passage's first All-Star award in

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. The football club associated with the Passage area is Gaultier.

References

External links

Passage Car Ferry website
{{Authority control Towns and villages in County Waterford Fishing in Ireland