Passage East

Passage East (Irish: An Pasáiste, meaning "the passage")[2] is a fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Waterford Harbour. It is 12 km from Waterford 10 km from Dunmore East and 21 km from Tramore.

Passage East

An Pasáiste
Village
Passage East as seen from the car ferry
Passage East
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°14′21″N 6°58′22″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Waterford
Population
 (2016)[1]
827
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

History

On 23 August 1170, a year after Strongbow landed in Bannow, symbolising the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland, he returned to the country with 200 knights and 1,000 men, landing in Passage East.

Nearby are the ruins of Geneva Barracks, a one time planned utopian colony turned into a notorious prison and point of departure for thousands of rebels transported from the country for participation in the 1798 rebellion.

Tourism and fishing

Passage East has a long beach which is used for fishing bass, codling, whiting, various flatfish and pollock. It is possible to walk from Passage to Woodstown when the tide is out. Passage East also has a natural mussel bed in which it is possible to dig for ragworm. Lug can be dug all the way along the coast to Woodstown.

The Waterford Estuary Mussel Festival is held each September in Passage East and some nearby villages.[3]

Transport

Car ferry

Passage East Ferry Company Limited, which has been in operation since 1982, links the village, and County Waterford as a whole, with County Wexford, specifically the village of Ballyhack. A journey on the company's vessel, The Tintern, which has a capacity for 28 cars, saves motorists a road journey of approximately 55 km. There has been some local concern in recent years about the level of traffic through the village generated by the car ferry.

Bus service

Suirway operate a bus route linking Passage East to Waterford.[4] Some buses operate via Dunmore East.

Sport

The local GAA club, Passage GAA, concentrates on hurling. Its best known players are Sean Cullinane and Eoin Kelly. Eoin Kelly won Passage's first All-Star award in 2008. The football club associated with the Passage area is Gaultier.

See also

References
  1. "Sapmap Area: Settlements Passage East". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016.
  2. "An Pasáiste/Passage East". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "Estuary villages organise mussel festival". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 10 September 1997. The Waterford Estuary Mussel Festival, now in its fourth year [..] embraces the picturesque villages of Cheekpoint, Faithlegg, Passage East, Woodstown, Dunmore East, Ballymacaw and Cloughernagh. A range of music, food, craft and sports events will be on offer in these centres over the weekend of September 19th
  4. "Timetables". suirway.com. Suirway. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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