Saltmills is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford

County Wexford

County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...

, in Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. The village is located at the head of a small inlet that enters Bannow Bay. The village received it's apt name from the renowned Iron Age salt mills that existed just outside the village.

Details

The village contains a shop,a pub and a Protestant church (Tintern Church of Ireland church). The majority of local residents are catholic.

Also located here is the Colclough Memorial Hall, which is used for community activities. It is named after the Colclough family who once lived at nearby Tintern Abbey

Tintern Abbey (County Wexford)

Tintern Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland.The Abbey – which is today in ruins, some of which have been restored – was founded in the 13th century by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, as the result of a vow he had made when his boat was...

. The Colcloughs first arrived at the former Abbey in the 16th century and left in 1959.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland