{"id":3220,"date":"2018-11-18T01:27:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T01:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prideofplace.ie\/?post_type=portfolio&p=3220"},"modified":"2018-11-18T01:27:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T01:27:29","slug":"main-competition-population-category-2000-5000-2018","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/prideofplace.ie\/portfolio-item\/main-competition-population-category-2000-5000-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Competition – Population Category 2000 – 5000"},"content":{"rendered":"
Winner: Bunclody, Co Wexford<\/strong><\/p>\n Summary<\/strong>
\nSnuggled in the breath-taking parkland of Mount Leinster, Bunclody is set among rich quiet farmlands on the border of counties Wexford and Carlow in Ireland\u2019s sunny south-east. Bunclody is a pretty town where the Slaney and Clody Rivers meet in the valley of the Blackstairs Mountains. Bunclody has so much to offer locals and visitors alike, from hand gliding, fishing, heritage trails, stunning scenery, culture, sports, great food & drink as well as traditional rural life. As it has an historic Market Square, Bunclody has the honour of being chosen as one of ten Irish market towns to feature in the prestigious Annual Architectural Biennale in Venice in 2018 under the banner of \u2018Freespace\u2019. Constantly striving to create a more welcoming, imaginative and attractive community, Bunclody\u2019s Voluntary Town Team works closely with local authorities, amenity providers, business, the extended local community and sporting organisations to enhance the town. Bunclody is \u201cone of the pleasantest towns\u201d in Ireland (John Wesley, 1787).<\/p>\n