Courtown
Sign in to saveCourtown () is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It was developed after Lord Courtown ordered the construction of a harbour during the Famine years, 1839–1846. The economic boost of the new harbour led to a small village developing with fishing being the primary economy of the village.
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Place details
- Locality
- Courtown
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 3,591
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.name
- Courtown
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Courtown4161c.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Courtown centre
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- 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 Wexford
- Population
- +1421
- Elevation
- +6
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.goreytc.ie
- Image
- Courtown4161c.jpg
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- P7959
- County Wexford
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Courtown () is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It was developed after Lord Courtown ordered the construction of a harbour during the Famine years, 1839–1846. The economic boost of the new harbour led to a small village developing with fishing being the primary economy of the village.
Courtown lies on the R742 regional road, around 6 km south-east of Gorey. It is situated on the Irish Sea coast and with the recent development during the Celtic Tiger years, has merged into the adjoining village of Riverchapel. As a result, population has trebled from 2006, reaching 4,365 in 2022.