Castlebridge (Droichead an Chaisleáin in Irish) is a small village in County Wexford north of Wexford Town. It is located near the River Slaney and just north of Wexford Harbour. County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman in Irish) is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman) is the county town of County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Slaney is a river in the southeast of Ireland. ... Wexford Harbour is the natural harbour at the mouth of the River Slaney. ...

In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, was on a hunting expedition on the nearby North Slob. A debate arose over which was the fastest game bird in Europe: a golden plover or a grouse? Thus, the idea for The Guinness Book of World Records was born that night in the heart of Castlebridge, across from the Catholic church. Nowadays Castlebridge is a rapidly expanding and affluent satellite of Wexford town. World War II era advert. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... There are three species of wading birds in the plover family called Golden Plover. ... Genera Tetrao Lagopus Falcipennis Centrocercus Bonasa Dendrapagus Tympanuchus Grouse are from the order Galliformes which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...

Coupled with its expansion has come an increase in traffic, petty crime and propery prices - the side effects of a rapidly expanding economy which many formerly rural communities are experiencing.

The centre of the village contains a 60x30 foot handball alley. The handball club has produced many county and Irish champions and members have competed at world championships in the US.

Across the street, in the small park, there is a tree which was planted by Sean McBride on a visit to Castlebridge in the '70s. Sean McBride was a founder member of Amnesty International recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and son of Maud Gonne, muse of W.B. Yates. Although it is unmarked, it has split into 2 equal halves making it easy to find.

Mr. P.D. Breen, who lived in Castlebridge but was originally from Bannow in the south of the county, was the first Wexfordman to be President of the G.A.A. (Gaelic Athletic Association) from 1924-1926. He also founded the Irish Handball Council and the St. Peters College (Wexford) Past Pupils Union. He is buried in Castlebridge cemetary.

Coordinates: 52°23′N 6°27′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...