Bree, County Wexford


Bree is a village located in the centre of County Wexford, in Ireland. As of the 2016 census, Bree had a population of 193 people.

History

There is a well-preserved portal tomb located nearby at Ballybrittas, on Bree Hill, which dates from the Neolithic period.
Sir James Keating, Prior of the Order of Knights Hospitaller and a member of the Irish government, was born here in the early years of the 15th century.

Amenities

The village contains a primary school, a community centre, a GAA pitch, and a Roman Catholic church and an adjoining cemetery.
A Protestant church is also located nearby. This is Clonmore Church of Ireland church, and it was erected in 1827. It also has an adjoining cemetery.

People