Poulpeasty, officially Pollpeasty (), is a small village in the west of
County Wexford,
Ireland
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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
Castleboro House is a former stately home in Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland. It was built in 1770 by Robert Shapland Carew, father of Robert Carew, 1st Baron Carew, who was an Irish Whig Party politician and landowner.
The mansion has ...
.
Today, the village contains a primary school, a
Roman Catholic
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church,
Curacy of Poulpeasty.
and a small number of houses. The local Gaelic Athletic Association
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club is the Cloughbawn GAA Club.
People
*Aidan O'Brien
Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland)[ Aidan O'Brien bio NTRA. ...](_blank)
, race horse trainer, was born and raised in Poulpeasty. He attended the local primary school St Joseph's Donard N.S.
See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
References & footnotes
Towns and villages in County Wexford
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