Rosslare Harbour
Irish: Cuan Ros Láir Ballygerry | |
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Village | |
 Rosslare Harbour skyline | |
  Rosslare Harbour Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′05″N 6°20′29″W / 52.2513°N 6.3415°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,247 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | T136124 |
The village of Rosslare Harbour (Irish: Calafort Ros Láir),[2] also known as Ballygerry, grew up to serve the needs of the harbour of the same name (now called Rosslare Europort), first developed in 1906 by the Great Western Railway and the Great Southern and Western Railway to accommodate steamferry traffic between Great Britain and Ireland.[3] This port also serves France and Spain, traffic is mainly roll-on roll-off (RoRo). Rosslare Harbour railway station opened on 30 August 1906.[4]
- ^ "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Rosslare Harbour". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Calafort Ros Láir / Rosslare Harbour". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Rosslare Europort (Rosslare Harbour)". eOceanic. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Rosslare Harbour" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.