placenamesRiverchapel
Séipéal na hAbhann
Red brick and a sheltered roadside water tap mark two parts of Riverchapel’s built heritage.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Séipéal na hAbhann · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Riverchapel · English · main form
Place & story
Star of the Sea
The Catholic Church of the Star of the Sea was built in 1881–82 and dedicated in 1882. Its architects were James Joseph McCarthy and Charles James McCarthy. Brick from the Courtown Brick and Tile Works contrasts with granite window and doorway surrounds. Inside, the exposed timber roof rises above a sanctuary reordered in 1968–69; further restoration followed in 1980–81. [2]
Seamount fountain
At Seamount, a small stone fountain was already standing in 1904. A gabled roof shelters its arched recess, where a fluted iron tap sits beneath a granite keystone. The architectural survey recorded it as disused in 2007. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Wexford
- Barony
- Ballaghkeen North
- Civil parish
- Ardamine
- Coordinates
- 52.63733, -6.23378 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1417397 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Riverchapel. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Catholic Church of the Star of the Sea, Riverchapel (15611023) · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Seamount fountain, Riverchapel (15611028) · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.