Significant volumes of traffic pass through the village in conjunction with ferry arrivals and departures.

[4] Beet was conveyed by rail to the Irish Sugar Company factory in Thurles.

[5] Facilities in the village include two pubs, a takeaway, a craft shop and gallery, a barber, several B & Bs and a post box.

A plaque commemorating the Wexford Rebellion is located adjacent to the N25/Saint Helen's Road junction and features text in the language.

John Redmond, the Irish nationalist politician was born at Ballytrent House, in Kilrane.