In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Blackwater like this:
BLACKWATER, a village, partly in the parish of BALLYVALDEN, and partly in that of KILLELY or KILLILA, barony of BALLAGHKEEN, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 7 miles (N. E. by N.) from Wexford; containing 58 houses and 255 inhabitants. It is situated on the old coast road from Wexford to Dublin, about a mile from the shore of St. ...
George's channel; there is also a direct road hence to Enniscorthy, about eight miles distant. Fairs are held on March 25th, May 12th, June 1st, Aug. 10th, and Nov. 10th. It is a station both of the constabulary police and the coast-guard: the latter, which is one of the eight comprised in the district of Gorey, has a detachment at Curracloe. The R. C. chapel of the district is situated in the village.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackwater, in and County Wexford | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29659
Date accessed: 31st May 2024
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