| 词条 | Adamstown, County Wexford |
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|name = Adamstown |other_name = {{pad top italic|Maigh Arnaí}} |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Leinster |subdivision_type3 = County |subdivision_name3 = County Wexford |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2011 |population_footnotes = [1] |population_total = |population_urban = 258 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = WET |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = IST (WEST) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = {{coord|52.394|-6.717|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 48 |blank_name = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info = {{iem4ibx|S872275}} |website = |footnotes = }} Adamstown ({{Irish place name|Maigh Arnaighe or Maigh Arnaí|The Plain of the Berries}}) is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It is about {{convert|24|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-west of Wexford, {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of New Ross, and {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-west of Enniscorthy. HistoryA monastery called Magheranoidhe was built in the area c. 600 AD by Saint Abban.[2] Following the Norman conquest of Ireland, the monastery became property of the Marshall family. The de Heddon and later Devereux families were granted control of it and the surrounding lands.[3] A castle was built in the area by Adam Devereux, for who the village is named, in 1418.[4] The castle was rebuilt in 1556 by Nicholas Devereux.[5] The Adamstown estate later passed to the Earle of Albermarle, and later the Downes family by the 1800s.[3] A church dedicated to St. Abban was built in Adamstown in 1835.[2] Local amenitiesThe village contains a primary school, a secondary school, a GAA pitch and soccer pitch, a community centre, two pubs, a shop, a R.C. church and an adjoining cemetery, chemist, Almost adjacent to the village is Adamstown castle (or tower house), which dates from the 16th century. The Adamstown Agricultural Show is held there on the first Saturday of July every year. Notable people
TransportBus Éireann routes 371 & 382 serve the village on Fridays providing links to Wexford and New Ross.[6]References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf |title=Census 2006 — Volume 1 (Dublin: Stat. Off., 27 April 2007) - p. 135. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607074609/http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf |archivedate=7 June 2011 }} {{small|(4.22 MB)}} – Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 2. ^1 {{cite web |title=St. Abban |url=http://www.adamstownns.ie/st-abban/ |website=Scoil Naomh Abbáin |accessdate=2018-09-11}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |title=Adamstown History |url=http://www.adamstownns.ie/adamstown-history/ |website=Scoil Naomh Abbáin |accessdate=2018-09-11}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=About Our Parish |url=http://www.saintabbans.com/index.php/about-our-parish |website=Saint Abbans Church |accessdate=2018-09-11}} 5. ^{{cite web |last1=McElherron |first1=Brian T. |title=Adamstown Castle |url=http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/wexford/adamstown/adamstown.html |website=Irish Antiquities |accessdate=2018-09-11}} 6. ^http://buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=247#Wexford External links
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