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Townland

Piercetown

Baile an Phiarsaigh

Saint Martin’s stands in neighbouring Pollsallagh within the wider village setting.

Watercolour and fine ink of Saint Martin's Church near Piercetown, with its narrow stone bellcote and yellow rendered walls.
Saint Martin's Church at neighbouring Pollsallagh in the Piercetown village setting, as photographed in September 2007.
Recorded locationPiercetown52.28374° N · 6.49519° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

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

  • Baile an Phiarsaigh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Piercetown · English · main form

Place & story

Saint Martin’s at Pollsallagh

Saint Martin’s Church, in neighbouring Pollsallagh, was built in 1827–29. Its granite bellcote contains a bronze bell dated 1855. The architectural inventory records an interior remodelled in 1897, with a timber choir gallery, memorial windows and a classical altar setting. The vestibule has patterned tiles and a diagonally boarded timber ceiling. These details belong to a village landmark close to Piercetown townland, rather than a building within its boundary. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Wexford
Barony
Forth
Civil parish
Rathmacknee
Coordinates
52.28374, -6.49519
Mapped area
0.44 km²
Logainm ID
53863 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

10People recorded
4Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Redmond 5
  • Reck 2
  • Hayes 1
  • Kehoe 1
  • Stafford 1
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1911 census

11People recorded
4Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Kirevan 3
  • Redmond 3
  • Steadman 2
  • Briyan 1
  • Kehoe 1
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1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Piercetown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Saint Martin’s Catholic Church, Pollsallagh, registration15704246, recorded13September2007 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  4. Saint Martin's Church at Pollsallagh, near Piercetown, County Wexford illustration: based on a St. Martin's RC church, Piercetown, Co. Wexford by Jonathan Billinger. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.