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Rathgarogue
West Wexford
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Welcome to Rathgarogue Community Co-operative Society’s website. Steeped in tradition and located in beautiful West Wexford, Rathgarogue is a unique and special place with an intriguing local history. There are various activities available to engage people of all ages and a warm welcome awaits everyone who visits.
We strive to ensure this is a fantastic place in which to live, work, conduct business, attend school, socialise and play. A place we can be proud of.
This website is a work in progress. It aims to promote the social, cultural and economic development of Rathgarogue and the wider area. It will provide a reference for information about local businesses, attractions, history and heritage, activities, events and accommodation available in the locality.
We hope you enjoy exploring our website. Please feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions you may have.
Thank you for dropping by!
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Rathgarogue is located in West Wexford, in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland.
The location is south of Ballywilliam Village and approximately 9km northeast of New Ross town.
To visit Rathgarogue use the grid reference 52.429849, -6.865646.
The local primary school, Scoil Naomh Áine, is located in Rathgarogue village.
There are also primary schools located in Cushinstown, Drummond, Templeudigan, Poulpeasty, Raheen and New Ross.
There is an Educate Together National School located in New Ross town.
The nearest secondary schools are located in New Ross town and they are: St. Mary’s, Irishtown; Our Lady of Lourdes, Rosbercon; Good Counsel College; CBS and Kennedy College.
The Maple Tree Nursery in Ballyanne, provide play based care for children up to school going age. They also provide before and after school care for primary school children.
Raheen Family Resource Centre provide pre-school and after school care.
ABÚ Montessori is located in Dowsley’s Barn, New Ross.
Tír na nÓg Play School is located in Mountgarret Lane, New Ross.
Located in the area are a number of small and medium sized businesses such as a marketing company, digital services, website design, architectural services, accountants, engineering firms, concrete works, joinery workshops, a sawmill, agricultural businesses, farming enterprises, an equestrian centre, a music school, hairdressers, beauticians, shops, cafés, pubs, restaurants, garages, building contractors, agricultural contractors and more.
There are two pubs located in Ballywilliam called The Ash Tree and The Top Place and one located in nearby Ballyanne called Ballyanne Bar. Pauline’s Bar is located in Irishtown, New Ross and Blanchfield’s Bar in St. Mullins.
For a delicious bite to eat and a drink, it’s hard to beat the Horse and Hound Hotel in Ballinaboola, Mannion’s Pub, Mountelliot, Foley’s Bar in Newbawn, The Cracked Teapot, the Dunbrody Visitor Centre in New Ross or the Mullicháin Café in St. Mullins.
The local theatre is St. Michaels in New Ross. The New Ross Piano Festival is a renowned annual event and the inaugural New Ross Guitar Festival will take place in August 2022.
There are various activities and clubs to suit all age groups such as a Traditional Music Group, Park Run, Shelburne Soccer Club, Rathgarogue Cushinstown Hurling, Football & Camogie Clubs, also GAA clubs in St. Mullins, Rathnure, Cloughbawn, and New Ross. Local Community Games, New Ross Golf Club, Ballyanne & Templeudigan Handball clubs, United Striders Running Club, Barrow Wheelers Cycling Club, Yoga, Irish dancing, New Ross Rowing Club, Book Club, ICA, IFA, Coder Club, Bridge Club and more.
The local Sport Ireland accredited walking trails are located at Lacken Hill and we look forward to the South East Greenway opening in 2023.
Places to visit locally include St. Mullins, the 1798 Monument and walking trails at Lacken Hill, Secret Valley Wildlife Park, Ouadventure in Clonroche, Ballyanne Graveyard, St. Mary’s Medieval Church & National Monument in New Ross, John F. Kennedy Aboretum, Dunbrody Famine Ship, beautiful Wexford beaches, Hook Lighthouse and more.
For further information visit https://visitnewross.ie/ and https://www.visitwexford.ie/
O’Dwyer’s Shop & Petrol Station and Glanbia Co-op are located in nearby Ballywilliam.
Mannion’s Farm Shop is located opposite Mannion’s Pub in Mount Elliot, New Ross, Ryan’s Farm Shop located in Ballindoney and Kehoe’s Potatoe Farm located in Lacken.
New Ross boasts of a variety of shops and is an excellent shopping town.
Rathgarogue is a curacy in the parish of Cushinstown. The local church of St. Anne and St. John, is located in Rathgarogue village. The church is a listed building and dates back to 1856. Rathgarogue graveyard is located beside the church.
St. Mary’s Parish Church, located in Cushinstown, was designed by Bonaventure ‘Bonny’ Pierce and built between 1866 and 1867.
St. Brendan’s Church, located in Drummond and built in 1829 after Catholic Emancipation.
Church of St. Mary & St. Lawrence, located in Templeudigan. Built 1888.
Church of Christ the King, Donard, Poulpeasty. Built 1937 to 1939.
Church of St John Paul 11, located in Raheen. Built in 1814.
St. Mary & St. Michael’s Parish Church, Robert Street, New Ross. Designed in 1894 and built 1895 – 1902.
St. Mary’s Church, (Church of Ireland) Church Lane, New Ross. Founded by William Marshal and originally completed in 1210. https://visitnewross.ie/the-norman-way-new-ross/
St. Mary’s Church, (Church of Ireland) located in Old Ross. Built in 1800.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 99 Mary Street, New Ross.
New Ross Gardaí telephone 051-426037
Emergency Services telephone 999
Caredoc telephone (0818) 300365