Murrintown (), also spelled Murntown, is a small village located in the southeast of

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town. It is part of the parish of Piercestown. Murrintown village contains a pub, primary school,

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church, a large community centre, a shop and a childcare centre. A new cemetery opened in February 2018.

History and development

The village and its environs contain a number of buildings dating from the 18th century, several of which are farmhouses. Murrintown House is now a dwelling but in the past has been both a hostelry and a shop. As a hostelry, it was frequented by soldiers during the 1798 rebellion. Beechwood is a Georgian-era estate house sitting on 50 acres of woodland, with various farm buildings. This too played a role in 1798. After having been unoccupied for several years, it was sold in 2017 and the new owners have embarked on a restoration programme. Johnstwon Castle

The village is bordered by the

Johnstown Castle Johnstown Castle is a Gothic Revival castle located in County Wexford, Ireland. Location Johnstown Castle is located on the Johnstown Castle Estate, a estate, located off the road between Murntown and Rathaspeck, southwest of Wexford town ...

estate, containing a large Victorian revival castle built for the Grogan-Morgan family in the early 19th century. It contains a mature woodland and three lakes, the largest covering approximately . The property was presented as a gift to the Irish state in 1945 and was later occupied by the Department of Agriculture who established an agricultural institute here and undertook to maintain, but not to alter, the ornamental grounds.

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is now responsible for the overall running of the estate. The grounds house the headquarters buildings of both the

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and the

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. The early 19th century farm buildings house the Irish Agricultural Museum.

Sport

The village is home to Forth Celtic Football Club, and the Piercestown village hosts Johnstown Castle Football Club and St. Martin's GAA club.

Transport

The Wexford Bus route from

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serves the village several times a day from Monday to Saturday.

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also operates route 383 between these locations on Saturdays and Tuesdays (via route 381) to Carrick-on-Bannow.

References

External links

Information on Johnstown Castle

St. Martin's GAA Club homepage
(archived)

History and development

Sport

Transport

References

External links

See also