Oylegate
Oylegate (Irish: Maolán na nGabhar meaning the grazing of the goats, or, the older name, Bearna na hAille meaning the gap in the hill), is a small village in Ireland, located about half way between Wexford and Enniscorthy towns, in the county of Wexford. It has a population of 265 (2002 census)[1]. The name is sometimes incorrectly spelled as Oilgate and this spelling can be found on road signs entering the village. However, the spelling Oylegate is found on a plaque on the wall of the village national school dated 1929, and many locals will spell it as such.
As of 2007 here is a non exhaustive list of some of the Village amenites
1 Roman Catholic Church (St David's) with adjoining cemetery. The parochial house accommodates the V Rev Tobias Kinsella, Parish Priest. A village approximately 3 miles northeast called Glenbrien is the half parish of Oylegate.
1 Garda (police) Station staffed by Sergeant Seamus Whelan and Garda Brian Frost.
1 Art Gallery (local artist John Kehoe)
2 Public houses, Mernagh's and The Slaney Inn.
1 G.A.A. (hurling, camogie, Gaelic football) complex, home to the Oylegate-Glenbrien teams)
1 Post Office/Shop, Freeman's.
1 Petrol Station, Garry's.
1 National School
1 Parish Hall
1 Small retail park
1 Blessed Well and shrine, Saint David's in Ballinaslaney
The village patron saint is Saint David, the same as Wales.
References
1. ^Central Statistics Office Ireland census information