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Kilmuckridge (),〔(Kilmuckridge (population centre) ) Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-02-20.〕 formerly Ford or The Ford, is a village in County Wexford in Ireland, near the Irish Sea coast, which is popular with weekend visitors and holidaymakers. It lies on the R742 regional road south of Gorey. ==Tourist attractions== The local beaches are the main attraction of the area, part of a long stretch of unbroken sandy beach that connects Cahore to Raven Point. This is said to be one of the longest stretches of beach in Europe and is sometimes nicknamed the "Golden Mile". Morriscastle, the most famous beach, is popular with swimmers, walkers, horse riders and anglers, and is the focal point for a cluster of holiday home developments, caravan parks and camp sites. It currently holds a prestigious Blue Flag award, granted due to its excellent water quality, safety, well-managed environment and good local services.〔http://www.blueflagireland.org/〕 Morriscastle has also been awarded the Green Coast Beaches award.〔(green+coast+beach+morriscastle ) Yahoo search results. Retrieved: 2012-02-20.〕 According to a local legend, the site of its car park is a hungry grass location, where passers-through would always feel hungry afterwards.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS21R8w8l9o〕 Other beaches nearby include Ballinoulart, Tinnaberna and Ballynamona, which are generally secluded and less developed. The local coast is host to many rare flora and fauna and is part of a national heritage site, Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills. A substantial wind farm is located near Ballinoulart beach. Common fish regularly caught in the area include bass and flounder,〔http://fishinginireland.info/sea/east/wexford/index.htm/〕 and a small number of local boats still trawl for herring in the early winter. Kilmuckridge contains a number of historical buildings as well as restaurants, guesthouses, pubs, and shops, and the popularity of the village as a tourist resort has encouraged much building and development in recent decades. This was largely fuelled by relatively affordable local property, amenities and improvements to the N11 road connecting County Wexford to Dublin, most of which is now a motorway. Around 7 km from the village is a famous mansion called Wells House, which has extensive gardens, an animal farm, a cafe and a children's playground. Archery and falconry are also practised. It was opened to the general public in recent years and is popular with day visitors. It is found on the R741 road, near the small village of Ballyedmond and about 18 km south of Gorey. Wexford town is a further 26 km south.〔http://www.wellshouse.ie/〕 Blackwater Golf Course is located about five kilometres from Kilmuckridge. This 2400-yard par-3 course is a major attraction for visitors.〔http://www.enniscorthytourism.com/categories/golfing_breaks_in_wexford-48.html〕 Kilmuckridge is a good base to explore the rest of the region's attractions, which include the towns of Wexford, Gorey and Enniscorthy, and the historic villages of Blackwater, Curracloe, Boolavogue, Cahore, Ballygarrett and Courtown. Near Curracloe can be found the wildlife reserve of the North Slob, the forest area at Raven Point and Ballinesker beach, where Saving Private Ryan was partly filmed. Further afield, it is possible to take a scenic drive of the south coast and see its spectacular sights, such as Hook Head and Tintern Abbey. Glendalough, in the Wicklow mountains, is one hour from Kilmuckridge and makes a good day trip. The general area features on a driving route devised by a well-known hotel chain〔https://www.jurysinns.com/route57-roadtrips/roads.html#Wexford〕. A prominent visitor to the area was the former Taoiseach Charles Haughey, who, during the peak years of his career in the 1980s, kept a holiday home overlooking the sea at Ballyduboy, about halfway between Morriscastle and Tinnaberna. With its distinctive angular modernist design, the house became a landmark for locals and is still referred to as Haughey's by fishermen. It has since changed hands. The Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Markéta Irglová spent time in Kilmuckridge during her early career and discusses this in a 2009 interview with the Irish Times.〔http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/1013/1224256494114.html〕 Hollywood stars Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and others were occasionally seen locally during the filming of Saving Private Ryan in 1997. Other prominent people known to have holidayed in the area include author Roddy Doyle and football player Kenny Cunningham. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kilmuckridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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