Kilmuckridge

Kilmuckridge
Village
Kilmuckridge village
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Wexford
Government
• Dáil Éireann	Wexford
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Kilmuckridge (Irish: Cill Mhucraise), formerly Ford or The Ford, is a village in County Wexford in Ireland, near the Irish Sea coast, which is highly popular with tourists.

It is most famous for a major beach, Morriscastle, which has been praised as one of Top 5 beaches in the country.

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 largest and 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. Morriscastle has also been awarded the Green Coast Beaches award. According to a local legend, the site of its car park is a hungry grass location, where passers-through would always feel hungry afterwards.

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, 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.