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Kilmore Quay (Irish: Cé na Cille Móire, meaning 'Quay of the big church')[2] is a fishing village near Kilmore, in County Wexford, Ireland. As of 2016, it has a population of 372.[1] It is a fishing village, but its leisure facilities such as sailing, and sea angling charters are also of economic importance.^{[citation needed]}

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Kilmore Quay Cé na Cille Móire
Village
St Peter's Church, Kilmore Quay
Kilmore Quay Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°10′33″N 6°35′11″W
Country	Ireland
County	County Wexford
Population  (2016)[1]	372

Tourism

The village holds a seafood festival during the summer with seafood served every day, live music in the local pubs, and activities such as raft races and family fun days (pony rides, theatre).

Architecturally notable buildings in the village include St Peter's Church, which was built in 1875 to a design attributed to architect George Ashlin.[3]

Ballyteige Castle, a 15th-century tower house which was the ancestral home of the Anglo-Irish Whitty family, who lived there until the 1650s, is approximately 1 mile north of Kilmore Quay.[4]

The Saltee Islands lie off the coast near Kilmore Quay, and boat trips to these islands are available from the village. The two islands, Great Saltee and Little Saltee, are known for being Ireland's largest bird sanctuary with gannets, gulls, puffins, cormorants, razorbills, and guillemots living on the islands.[5]

Public transport

Wexford Bus operates several services a day (not Sundays) between Wexford and Kilmore Quay via Johnstown Castle and Bridgetown.[6] Bus Éireann route 383 operates between Wexford railway station and Kilmore Quay on Wednesdays and Saturdays only.[7]

Marina

There is a boating marina located in the harbour. This serves as a jumping-off point for many Irish yachts embarking on journeys to France and beyond. It is also the first landing point for many visitors from Britain and continental Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Kilmore Harbour is also home to the launching point for an RNLI lifeboat.[8]

Gallery

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  Thatching at Kilmore Quay
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  Waterfront
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  Thatched buildings
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  The marina
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  St Peter's Church interior
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  Kilmore Quay lifeboat at the marina

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• List of RNLI stations

References

На других языках

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- [en] Kilmore Quay

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[ru] Килмор-Ки

Килмор-Ки[2] (англ. Kilmore Quay; ирл. Cé na Cille Móire, «причал большой церкви») — рыбацкая деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Уэксфорд (провинция Ленстер).

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