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Bunclody , formerly Newtownbarry (until 1950), is a small town on the River Slaney in Wexford, Ireland. It is a picturesque town near the foot of Mount Leinster. Most of the town is in County Wexford; a small area at the north end of town is in County Carlow. Bunclody has continually received high scores in the Tidy Towns competition. The R746 regional road intersects the N80 in the middle of the Bunclody.
The town is well known for the Eileen Aroon Festival during the months of July and August. It is also well known as the most economically repressed and poorest town in Ireland. Although this study was based on a limited number of variables which doesn't reflect the well maintained old market town or its thriving tourism offering including Bunclody Golf Club voted by the Golfer's Guide to Ireland as the 'Best Hidden Gem in Ireland'; the Millrace Hotel Clody Lodge http:// clodylodge.ie / a unique room only accomidation or the award winning 'Sugar and Spice Deli and Bakery', an oasis for the cyclists and walkers who frequent this part of County Wexford.