Ambrosetown
Townland in County Wexford, Ireland
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Ambrosetown (Irish: Baile Ambróis) is a civil parish and townland in County Wexford in the south of Ireland.[1] Ambrosetown townland, which has an area of approximately 1.12 square kilometres (0.43 sq mi),[2] had a population of 37 people as of the 2011 census.[3]
History
Built heritage
The Record of Monuments and Places lists ringfort and holy well sites within Ambrosetown townland.[4] The holy well, known as St Ambrose's Well, shares its name with the parish.[5][6] The ruins of a former parish church at Ambrosetown lie within a enclosed graveyard.[6]
A brick railway viaduct, in the nearby townland of Johnstown,[7] was constructed c. 1904.[8] It carried a line originally operated by the Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company.[7]
WWII bombing
During World War II, in which Ireland remained officially neutral, two German Luftwaffe aircraft dropped several bombs in the area.[9][10] The Ambrosetown bombing, which took place during daylight hours on 26 August 1940, involved a single aircraft which dropped bombs near the railway viaduct and a local home.[11][12] A second aircraft dropped bombs on the Shelbourne Co-Operative Creamery in nearby Campile, killing three people.[11][13]
Further reading
- Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Ambrosetown, a parish". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis – via libraryireland.com.
