Camolin, County Wexford

Camolin Cam Eolaing
Village
The R772 as Camolin Main Street
Camolin Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°36′54″N 6°25′30″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Wexford
Area [1]
• Total	1.39 km^2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Population  (2016)[2]	415
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	T065527

Camolin (Irish: Cam Eolaing)[3] is a village in County Wexford in Ireland, situated in the valley of the River Bann on the R772 regional road 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of Ferns. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 415 people.[2]

Transport

Camolin railway station opened on 1 November 1867, but finally closed on 30 March 1964.[4]

Sport

The community field, situated on the Main Street, is used by two sporting clubs; Camolin Celtic AFC and St. Patrick's GAA Club.

Camolin Celtic cater for both men's and ladies' teams. They field men's and boys' teams from Under-8 level to senior, and ladies' teams at Under-10, Under-14 and senior levels.^[citation needed]

St. Patrick's GAA club field both hurling and Gaelic football teams from Under-8 to Senior level.^[citation needed]

Camolin's main street

People

• Conleth O'Connor (1947–1993), poet[5]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. "Map of Camolin, Wexford".
2. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Camolin". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. "Cam Eolaing/Camolin". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
4. "Camolin station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
5. "Conleth O'Connor". www.ricorso.net.