Crossabeg or Crosabeg[1] (Irish: Na Crosa Beaga, meaning 'small crossroads')[2] is a small village in County Wexford, Ireland, just north of Wexford town. It contains The Forge Storytelling House, Foley's Pub, St Patrick, St Brigid and St Killian's Catholic church with adjoining cemetery and a primary school.
Crossabeg
Na Crosa Beaga | |
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Village | |
 Ferrycarrig Castle on the northern bank of the River Slaney | |
  Crossabeg Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′02″N 6°30′02″W / 52.3839°N 6.5006°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code | 053 91 |
History
editFr James Dixon, the first priest with an official Catholic Church appointment in Australia, ministered in Crossabeg both before and after his time in Australia.
Sport
editEstablished in 1973, Crossabeg A.F.C. have 2 Senior teams and their facilities are located in Newcastle. The facilities include 2 full size junior playing surfaces, 1 under 10 pitch, a grass training pitch and an all weather surface training pitch.[citation needed]
Facilities
editAmong tourist attractions in Crossabeg are Ferrycarrig Castle and the four-star Ferrycarrig Hotel located in a setting overlooking the River Slaney.
Crossabeg also contains Ferrycarrig Park, home of the League of Ireland First Division team Wexford FC, and Women's National League team Wexford Youths WFC.
Public transport
editWexford Bus route 877 "The Bridge Loop" provides an hourly service to/from Wexford Mondays to Saturdays inclusive.[3] Bus Éireann route 380 serves the village on Fridays providing a link to Wexford via Castlebridge.[4]
The nearest railway station is Wexford railway station approximately 9 kilometres distant.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Football". The Times.[dead link]
- ^ "Na Crosa Beaga/Crossabeg". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Wexford Bus - Timetable". Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Dublin Airport - Bus Éireann - View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets".
External links
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