Slade, County Wexford

Slade (Irish: An Slaod) is a small village and townland in County Wexford, Ireland.^[1] The townland, which has an area of approximately 1 square kilometre (0.4 sq mi),^[2] sits on the Hook Peninsula and had a population of 52 people as of the 2011 census.^[3] Slade has historically been a fishing port,^[4] and was defended by Slade Castle from the late 15th century.^[5] In the south of the townland, there is evidence of an earlier ringfort.^[6] The harbour in Slade village was extended in the mid-19th century and built upon piers dating from at least the 17th century.^[7] A salt-house was built here in the 17th century, to salt (preserve) the fish landed in the harbour.^[8] There is a small beach next to the harbour,^[9] and Hook Sub Aqua Club (a scuba diving club) is based nearby.^[10]

For other uses, see Slade (disambiguation).

Slade An Slaod
Townland
Slade's harbour and castle
Slade Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°08′02″N 6°54′40″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Wexford
Irish grid reference	X746985

References

1. "An Slaod / Slade". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
2. "Slade Townland, Co. Wexford". townlands.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
3. "CD173 - Wexford Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 4 December 2022. Slade, Templetown, Co. Wexford [..] 52
4. "Slade Harbour". thenormanway.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
5. Leask, H. G. (1951). "Slade Castle, Co. Wexford". Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 81 (2). Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland: 198–201. JSTOR 25510789. While the tower [..] may be of XVth century date the house [..] can be ascribed to the first half of the XVIth century
6. Record of Monuments and Places, County Wexford. National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1995. WX054-014---- [..] Ringfort
7. "Slade, Slade, Wexford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
8. "Slade Harbour and Castle". southeastgreenway.net. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
9. "Slade Beach". hookpeninsula.com. Hook Rural Tourism Clg. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
10. Furlong, Elaine (30 July 2012). "Hook Sub Aqua Club Turns 30". New Ross Standard. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

External links

• Media related to Slade, County Wexford at Wikimedia Commons
• Slade Castle on megalithicireland.com