Barntown
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Barntown is a townland in County Wexford
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The remains of a Norman
castle exist near the village of Barntown. This was built by the Roche Family and was used as a watchtower and storehouse for Ferrycarrig Castle.
St Alphonsus Church is the main church of the parish, designed by Augustus Welby Pugin
, it was built in 1848 by the Very Rev Patrick Murphy.
Barntown was joined with the parish of Glynn to found the Glynn Barntown GAA club in 1885.
The place also gave its name to Dublin hardcore band Barntown Water Tastes Like Blood. They played their last gig at Eamonn Dorans in Dublin on October 5th 2007.
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...
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The remains of a Norman
Norman Ireland
The History of Ireland 1169–1536 covers the period from the arrival of the Cambro-Normans to the reign of Henry VIII of England, who made himself King of Ireland. After the Norman invasion of 1171, Ireland was under an alternating level of control from Norman lords and the King of England...
castle exist near the village of Barntown. This was built by the Roche Family and was used as a watchtower and storehouse for Ferrycarrig Castle.
St Alphonsus Church is the main church of the parish, designed by Augustus Welby Pugin
Augustus Pugin
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was an English architect, designer, and theorist of design, now best remembered for his work in the Gothic Revival style, particularly churches and the Palace of Westminster. Pugin was the father of E. W...
, it was built in 1848 by the Very Rev Patrick Murphy.
Barntown was joined with the parish of Glynn to found the Glynn Barntown GAA club in 1885.
The place also gave its name to Dublin hardcore band Barntown Water Tastes Like Blood. They played their last gig at Eamonn Dorans in Dublin on October 5th 2007.