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Ballywilliam

Wexfordvillage

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Ballywilliam

Elevation88 m

Coordinates52.45°, -6.86°

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City facts

Elevation

88 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ballywilliam is a village in the west of County Wexford, Ireland. The nearest town is New Ross, 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the south west. The village sits on the R731 road.

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History & geography

History

The village once had its own railway station, which was closed in 1963. Ballywilliam Railway Station was the first railway station in County Wexford. It opened in 1862. Ballywilliam R.I.C. Barracks was burned during the Irish War of Independence, on 5 April 1920.

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Geography

Latitude

52.4479

Longitude

-6.8647

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

16,566

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
389
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
333
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
326
Common Carder Bee
Bombus pascuorum (Scopoli, 1763) · Insecta
317
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
310
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
292
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
291
White-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761) · Insecta
279

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

0

Largest magnitude

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Largest event

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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Irish politician

Michael O'Hanrahan

Michael O'Hanrahan

Irish rebel (1877–1916)

Irish actor, playwright and director (1880–1958)

Adrian O'Connor

Alfred G. Jones

Alfred G. Jones

Catholic bishop and President of St. Patrick's, Carlow College (1803-1888)

Martin Doyle

British soldier; IRA intelligence officer (1891–1940)

Matthew O'Hanlon

Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wexford

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

2.82

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,028

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

70

Avg daily Wikipedia views

2

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Seen 2026-09-17

Ivy Cellophane Bee

Ivy Cellophane Bee

Colletes hederae

Seen 2026-09-08

common selfheal

common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-30

common groundsel

common groundsel

Senecio vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-17

red campion

Seen 2026-08-17

Borage

Borago officinalis

Seen 2026-08-17

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-08-17

Painted Lady

Seen 2026-08-17

Large Yellow Underwing

Large Yellow Underwing

Seen 2026-08-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API