Bree () is a village located in the centre of

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, in

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. As of the 2022 census, Bree had a population of 316 people.

History

There is a well-preserved

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(sometimes called a

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) located nearby at Ballybrittas, on Bree Hill, which dates from the

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period. Sir James Keating, Prior of the Order of

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and a leading member of the Irish government, was born here in the early years of the 15th century.

Amenities

The village contains a primary school, a community centre, a

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pitch, a soccer club Bree United and a

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(the Church of the Assumption) and an adjoining cemetery. An Anglican church is also located nearby. This is Clonmore

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church, and it was erected in 1827. It also has an adjoining cemetery.

People

Paul Kehoe Paul Kehoe (born 11 January 1973) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency from 2002 to 2024. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Re ...

, politician and TD

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{{County Wexford Towns and villages in County Wexford

History

Amenities

People

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