Bree is a village located in the centre of County Wexford, in Ireland. As of the 2022 census, Bree had a population of 316 people.

History

There is a well-preserved portal tomb (sometimes called a dolmen) 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 leading 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, a soccer club Bree United and a Roman Catholic church (the Church of the Assumption) and an adjoining cemetery. An Anglican 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