Blackwater, County Wexford
Blackwater
An Abhainn Dubh | |
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Village | |
The R742 passes through Blackwater | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′42″N 6°21′00″W / 52.445°N 6.35°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 485 |
| (The environs of Blackwater village are sometimes labelled 'Castle Ellis' in census reports) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | T121342 |
Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Dubh, meaning 'the black river') is a rural village in County Wexford, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townland of Ballynaglogh (Irish: Baile na gCloch, meaning 'the town of the stones') on the R742 regional road 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Wexford town.