Gorey Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Gorey
Native Name:Irish: Guaire
Native Name Lang:ga
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:52.677°N -6.292°W
Blank Name Sec1:Irish Grid Reference
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Wexford
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Code Type:Telephone area code
Area Code:+353(0)53
Postal Code Type:Eircode routing key
Postal Code:Y25
Timezone:WET
Utc Offset:±0
Timezone Dst:IST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Elevation M:48
Population As Of:2022
Population:11,517
Population Footnotes:[1]

Gorey [2] is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route. Local newspapers include the Gorey Guardian.

As a growing commuter town to Dublin for some residents,[3] there has been an increase in population in the early 21st century.[4] Between 1996 and 2002, the population of the surrounding district grew by 23%,[5] and the town itself almost trebled in population (from 3,939 to 11,517 inhabitants) in the period between the 1996 and 2022 census.[6] [1]

History

Among the earliest recordings of the parish and town of Gorey, also sometimes historically known as Kilmichaelogue,[2] [7] are Norman records from 1296 which record an existing town on the site.[8] [9] [10] Several centuries later, in 1619, the town was granted a charter as a borough, under the name Newborough.[9] However, as noted by cartographer Samuel Lewis and publisher George Henry Bassett, this name "never [grew] into general use" as the "inhabitants did not take kindly to the name chosen for the town".[7] [11] The borough charter had been obtained by the then Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, Thomas Ram (1564–1634).[11]

Together with other developments in the area, and as the principal local landlords, the Ram family built a large estate to the north of the town.[12] The manor house of this estate, Ramsfort, was burned following the Irish Rebellion of 1641, and again during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.[7] [11] [12] Ramsfort house was rebuilt in the 19th century to designs attributed to architect Daniel Robertson.[13]

In addition to Gorey's 18th century market house,[14] many of the larger buildings within the town itself date to the mid-19th century. These include Gorey railway station which dates to 1863,[15] the Church of Ireland church (Kilmakilloge) dating to 1861,[16] and the Roman Catholic church (dedicated to Saint Michael) completed in 1843.[17] Gorey was the centre of several conflicts during the 1798 Rebellion, and a memorial to these events was erected in the town in the rebellion's centenary year (1898).[18]

The parents of Jim Bolger, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, emigrated from Gorey in the 1930s.[19]

Amenities

Courtown Harbour or Courtown, a small holiday resort used by weekend visitors from Dublin, is situated 6km (04miles) east of Gorey.

The town marked the 150th anniversary of the consecration of Christ Church (Kilmakilloge) in 2011.[20] The church, which was completed in 1861, was designed by James Welland, one of the provincial architects of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of the Church of Ireland.[16] Its stained glass windows were designed by Harry Clarke and Catherine O'Brien.[21]

Sport

Naomh Éanna was founded in 1970 by a group of Christian Brothers. Naomh Éanna's club ground is called Pairc uí Síochain located at the top of Clonattin Gorey, County Wexford. Naomh Éanna won their first senior hurling county title in 2018.[22]

There are also two soccer clubs located in the town: Gorey Rangers and Gorey Celtic. Gorey Rangers are located at The Showgrounds and Ramstown, while Gorey Celtic are located in Mullaunfin Creagh on the outskirts of the town.

Gorey Rugby Club is located at Clonattin. Former players include Nick Popplewell and Robin Copeland.

Education

Gorey's largest secondary school, Gorey Community School has over 1,500 students.[23] In 2011 another post-primary school, Creagh College opened to accommodate Gorey's increased population of secondary school students. Then, in 2021 an Educate Together Secondary School opened to accommodate more second-level students. Five local primary schools, Gorey Educate Together National School, Gorey Loreto Primary, Saint Joseph's Primary, Gorey Central School and Gaelscoil Moshíológ Guaire feed the secondary schools in Gorey, as do a number of schools in the surrounding area. Gorey School of Art is Post Leaving Certificate school for the arts.[24]

The library in Gorey opened its doors in 2011 - after a decade of plans to build it.[25]

Transport

Gorey railway station opened on 16 November 1863.[26] It is located on the Dublin to Rosslare Europort line, and is served by a total of 12 trains per weekday.

The town lies on the N11 road route (Dublin-to-Rosslare) and, until a by-pass was opened in June 2007, local traffic congestion was an issue. The by-pass is a 23-kilometre-long high standard dual carriageway and was upgraded to motorway status in August 2009.

Several bus services serve Gorey, with most serving the Main Street's two opposing bus stops. Bus Éireann's Expressway route 2 links the town with Dublin Airport, Dublin and Wexford.[27] Bus Éireann also operates route 379 between Gorey, Ballycanew and Wexford on Mondays and Saturdays only.

Wexford Bus's route 740 links Gorey with Wexford, Dublin and Dublin Airport.[28] The company's route 740A also provides a service to Dublin Airport via Arklow and Wicklow. Route UM11 is operated by Wexford Bus between Gorey and Maynooth University during term time for students. It also operates route 389 under the TFI Local Link brand.

Gorey Bus Links operates route 879 from Gorey Shopping Centre, linking Gorey with Ballycanew, Ballygarrett and Courtown.[29] Dunnes Coaches operates route IW07 between Gorey's Main Street and Carlow College via Camolin.[30]

Media and entertainment

The Gorey Guardian is the local newspaper.[31]

Gorey has had a local theatre group since the 1950s, which hosts a number of performances annually from its 300-seat auditorium.[32]

Gorey Musical Society has one production a year, and its 2007 staging of Oklahoma! received the 'Best Overall Show' award at the Association of Irish Musical Societies awards in Killarney.[33]

Gorey Choral Group, a mixed-voice choir founded in the 1970s, has participated in a number of contests and won the first plan in the jazz and popular music section of the 2016 Cork International Choral Festival.[34]

For 15 years during the 1970s and early 1980s, the Gorey Arts Festival, organised by local artist Paul Funge, was held in the town during the summer.[35] Performers at the festival included U2, Horslips, Chris de Burgh, Christy Moore, Planxty, Makem and Clancy,Niall Tóibín and Eamon Morrissey.[36] [37]

Every year, varying from late July to early August, Gorey's main street closes over several days for the Market House Festival.[38]

There are a number of pubs, bars, and nightclub in the town. A seven-screen cinema is located on the Courtown road.[39]

People

Town twinning

Gorey is twinned with Oban in Scotland.[51]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2022 - F1015 Population. Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports . . August 2023 . 16 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Guaire / Gorey (see scanned records) . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 8 May 2020 . 15 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515224201/https://www.logainm.ie/en/53072 . live .
  3. Web site: Nearly 2,500 people commute to Dublin every day for work . Independent News & Media . Gorey Guardian . Thousands commute into Dublin city from Gorey each day . 9 September 2017 . 13 November 2017 . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113115759/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/nearly-2500-people-commute-to-dublin-every-day-for-work-36099492.html . live .
  4. Web site: North Wexford shows largest population growth in county . Enniscorthy Guardian . 27 July 2006 . 13 November 2017 . [P]opulation growth in the entire Gorey electoral area surpassed all other areas in the county, and was more than twice the average growth rate for the county as a whole . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113115756/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/enniscorthyguardian/news/north-wexford-shows-largest-population-growth-in-county-27220477.html . live .
  5. Web site: An overdeveloped vision . Wexford County Council's plan for Gorey is riddled with contradictions . The Irish Times . 8 September 2007 . McDonald . Frank . 7 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101107233553/http://www.irishtimes.com/focus/commuter/5.html . live .
  6. Web site: Gorey (Ireland) Agglomeration . City Population . 9 May 2020 . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925015307/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/wexford/0473__gorey/ . live .
  7. Book: Lewis, Samuel . Topographical Dictionary of Ireland . Lewis . 1837 . 8 May 2020 . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714145841/https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/G/Gorey-Gorey-Wexford.php . live .
  8. Web site: Gorey . Condor Publishers . townmaps.ie . 8 May 2020 . 5 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200805132529/https://townmaps.ie/gorey-map/ . live .
  9. Book: Furlong, Nicholas . A History of County Wexford: A comprehensive study of Wexford's history, culture and people . 2003 . Gill & Macmillan . 9780717165407 .
  10. Book: Hore, P. H. . History of the Town and County of Wexford . 1911 . Elliot Stock . London . vi . 609 . a payment of 13 shillings was made by 'the community of the town (ville) of Gorey' in 1296 .
  11. Web site: Wexford County Guide and Directory . Sealy, Bryers & Walker . Bassett . George Henry . 1885 . 8 May 2020 . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714145839/https://www.libraryireland.com/genealogy/bassett/wexford/gorey.php . live .
  12. Web site: Back to his roots . Independent News & Media . Gorey Guardian . 8 April 2017 . 8 May 2020 . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714145835/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/back-to-his-roots-35590543.html . live .
  13. Web site: Ramsfort, Gorey, Co. Wexford . archiseek.com . Architecture of Wexford . 2016 . 9 May 2020 . 27 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200727113034/https://archiseek.com/2016/ramsfort-gorey-co-wexford/ . live .
  14. Web site: Gorey Market House, Main Street, Gorey, County Wexford. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 9 May 2020 .
  15. Web site: Gorey Railway Station, Gorey, County Wexford . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 9 May 2020 . 8 May 2020 . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714145842/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15601090/gorey-railway-station-gorey-corporation-lands-gorey-county-wexford . live .
  16. Web site: Christ Church (Kilmakilloge), Main Street, Gorey, County Wexford . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 9 May 2020 . 8 May 2020 . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714145836/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15601016/christ-church-kilmakilloge-main-street-gorey-corporation-lands-gorey-county-wexford . live .
  17. Web site: Catholic Church of Saint Michael, Saint Michael's Road, Gorey, County Wexford . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 9 May 2020 . 8 May 2020 . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714145839/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15601096/catholic-church-of-saint-michael-the-archangel-originally-saint-michaels-catholic-saint-michaels-road-gorey-corporation-lands-gorey-county-wexford . live .
  18. Web site: 1798 Monument, McCurtain Street, Gorey, County Wexford . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 9 May 2020 . 8 May 2020 . 21 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200621063802/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15601006/1798-monument-mccurtain-street-originally-william-street-gorey-corporation-lands-gorey-county-wexford . live .
  19. News: Shand . Greg . 16 December 1985 . The Bolger challenge . B1 . Auckland Star.
  20. Web site: Historian delivers talk on history of churches . Independent News & Media . Gorey Guardian . 24 May 2011 . 13 November 2017 . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113115805/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/historian-delivers-talk-on-history-of-churches-27344693.html . live .
  21. Web site: Church of Ireland Notes . Irish Times . 14 May 2011 . Ireland.anglican.org . 13 November 2017 . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714145837/https://www.ireland.anglican.org/news/3614/church-of-ireland-notes-from . live .
  22. Web site: First-time finalists Naomh Éanna claim historic first Wexford senior crown . RTÉ Sport . rte.ie . 21 October 2018 . 28 November 2018 . 6 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181106012122/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1021/1005702-naomh-eanna-claim-historic-first-wexford-senior-crown/ . live .
  23. Web site: Gorey Community School. www.education.ie. Department of Education. 7 May 2020. 14 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714145843/https://www.education.ie/en/find-a-school/School-Detail/?roll=91492N. live.
  24. News: . 25 August 2018 . As pretty as a picture . . 9 June 2015 . 26 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180826004940/https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/gorey-guardian/20150609/283150017311785 . live .
  25. Web site: Readers Paradise at New Library . Independent News & Media . Gorey Guardian . 19 April 2011 . 13 November 2017 . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113223048/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/readers-paradise-at-new-library-27343584.html . live .
  26. Web site: Gorey station . Railscot – Irish Railways . 7 September 2007 . 2 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110302022802/http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf . live .
  27. Web site: Bus Éireann 2 Timetable .
  28. Web site: Wexford-Dublin Airport Express. Wexford Bus. 14 January 2009. 22 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090122062940/http://www.wexfordbus.com/. live.
  29. Web site: Home . 2023-08-30 . Gorey Bus Links . en-IE.
  30. Web site: Gorey to IT Carlow . 2023-08-30 . Dunnes Coaches . en-US.
  31. News: Massive dangerous leaves. Ireton. Robbie. 30 November 2016. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201014303/http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/fun-times/massive-leaves-are-making-headlines-in-wexford--thats-right-leaves-432187.html. live.
  32. Web site: Little Theatre News - About Us . Gorey Little Theatre . 13 November 2017 . Gorey Little Theatre Group has been running strong since the 1950s [..with a..] 300+ seater auditorium today . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113056/http://goreytheatre.ie/about-us . live .
  33. The 2008 production of South Pacific was complemented by the performance of Garreth Kinsella, a Transition Year student in G.C.S.Web site: Association of Irish Musical Societies . 8 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070808223436/http://www.aims.ie/awards/winners_gilbert.asp . 8 August 2007 . dmy-all .
  34. Web site: Top honours at Cork Festival for Gorey Choral Group . 28 May 2016 . Independent News & Media . Gorey Guardian . 13 November 2017 . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113060209/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/out-about/top-honours-at-cork-festival-for-gorey-choral-group-34740130.html . live .
  35. Web site: Wexford artist Paul Funge dies aged 67 . Irish Times . 22 February 2011 . 13 November 2017 . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113650/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wexford-artist-paul-funge-dies-aged-67-1.578666 . live .
  36. Web site: Sadness at death of man who brought U2 to Gorey . Independent News & Media . Gorey Guardian . 22 February 2011 . 13 November 2017 . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113115801/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/sadness-at-death-of-man-who-brought-u2-to-gorey-27342000.html . live .
  37. Web site: The day U2 rocked the rafters in Gorey - in 1980 . Independent News & Media . Enniscorthy Guardian . 15 August 2001 . 13 November 2017 . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113170709/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/enniscorthyguardian/news/the-day-u2-rocked-the-rafters-in-gorey-in-1980-27192923.html . live .
  38. Web site: Gorey is getting ready for the Market House Festival . Independent News & Media . Gorey Guardian . 15 July 2017 . 13 November 2017 . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113112907/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/out-about/gorey-is-getting-ready-for-the-market-house-festival-35915330.html . live .
  39. Web site: Movies@Gorey - About . moviesatgorey.ie . 22 May 2018 . 23 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011140/http://www.moviesatgorey.ie/article.php?sec=about . live .
  40. Web site: . April 2006 . Craanford native, Cecilia (104) passes away in New Zealand . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212934/http://www.independent.ie/regionals/enniscorthyguardian/news/craanford-native-cecilia-104-passes-away-in-new-zealand-27175686.html . 3 March 2016 .
  41. Web site: Wexford’s Paul Boyle Comes On To Make Irish Rugby Debut Wexford Weekly . wexfordweekly.com . en-us . 10 July 2021.
  42. Web site: 20 years on: Wexford's Billy Byrne recalls 1997 Leinster final win over the Cats - Irish Mirror Online . Irishmirror.ie . 10 June 2017 . 1 June 2018 . 7 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171007182235/http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/hurling-news/20-years-on-wexfords-billy-10595155 . live .
  43. News: Brendan Furlong . Robin on the move – Gorey native signs for French outfit . 30 May 2020 . . . 14 February 2022.
  44. Web site: Michael D'Arcy. Fine Gael. 2020-05-08. 9 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009222546/https://www.finegael.ie/our-people/ministers/wexford/michael-darcy/. live.
  45. Book: Armstrong, William M. . E. L. Godkin: A Biography . 1978 . 2 . 9780873953719 .
  46. Web site: Wexford Hurler Conor McDonald Is Opening His Own Fitness Studio – Wexford Weekly . Wexfordweekly.com . 16 January 2018 . 1 June 2018 . 3 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203075343/https://wexfordweekly.com/2018/01/16/wexford-hurler-conor-mcdonald-is-opening-his-own-fitness-studio/ . live .
  47. Web site: Paralympic Swimmer Darragh Makes Shock Decision to Retire from Competition . Wexfordpeople.ie . 1 June 2018 . 26 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126144748/http://www.wexfordpeople.ie/news/paralympic-swimmer-darragh-makes-the-shock-decision-to-retire-from-competitions-34233306.html . live .
  48. News: O'Gorman to stand for PDs. Enniscorthy Guardian. 27 April 2006. 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004071447/http://www.enniscorthyguardian.ie/frontpage/ogorman-to-stand-for-pds-621471.html.
  49. Web site: Alanna O'Kelly. RIA. 1994. Catherine. Marshall.
  50. News: Fair City's Aisling O'Neill talks about her new healthy lifestyle. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 July 2016. The actress is currently living in Gorey, Co. Wexford... 'It's a beautiful spot. I'm ten minutes from the beach and an hour from Dublin'.. 17 July 2019. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717235745/https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2016/0719/803387-fair-city-s-aisling-o-neill-talks-about-her-new-healthy-lifestyle/. live.
  51. News: Hello Gorey, this is Oban calling. Gorey Guardian. Fintan. Lambe. 22 September 2015. 7 May 2020. 14 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714155726/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/hello-gorey-this-is-oban-calling-31547971.html. live.

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