placenamesBlackwater
An Abhainn Dubh
Blackwater is a population centre in Wexford. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBlackwater52.44607° N · 6.35256° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- An Abhainn Dubh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Blackwater · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Wexford
- Barony
- Ballaghkeen South
- Barony
- Ballaghkeen North
- Civil parish
- Meelnagh
- Civil parish
- Ballyvaldon
- Coordinates
- 52.44607, -6.35256 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 52328 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Blackwater. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.