Carnew

Carnew
Carn an Bhua
Village
R725 road through the village
R725 road through the village
Carnew is located in Ireland
Carnew
Carnew
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°42′32″N 6°29′42″W / 52.709°N 6.495°W / 52.709; -6.495
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wicklow
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population1,052
Irish Grid ReferenceT013631

Carnew (Irish: Carn an Bhua, meaning 'victory mound')[2] 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".[3] The village is in a civil parish of the same name.[4]

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Carnew". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Carn an Bhua/Carnew". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Who do you think you are: Graham Norton". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Civil Parish of Carnew, Co. Wexford". Irish Townlands (townlands.ie). Retrieved 8 September 2024.