Carnew
Sign in to saveCarnew () is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is the most southerly town in Wicklow situated just a mile from the border with County Wexford. For historical reasons it has often been described as "a Protestant enclave". The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
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Place details
- Locality
- Carnew
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,052
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.name
- Carnew
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mainstreet of Carnew, County Wicklow2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- R725 road through the village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Irish Grid Reference
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Wicklow
- Elevation
- +105
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Carnew10.jpg
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- P7959
- County Wicklow
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Carnew () is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is the most southerly town in Wicklow situated just a mile from the border with County Wexford. For historical reasons it has often been described as "a Protestant enclave". The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
== Location == Carnew is a market town situated in the extreme south of County Wicklow, almost on the County Wexford border, and not far from the County Carlow border. It is on the R725 (Carlow to Gorey road) and R748 road.