I am looking for Pierce's. I would assume the town was named after someone by the name of PIERCE. Is there any information on the origin of PIERCETOWN. Carol Magee << In reply to Edel Codd's posting re: Horetown National School. There is no school in Horetown itself. The nearest schools would be (1) Clongeen, (2) Newbawn, (3) Taghmon, and (4) Carroreagh (sometimes spelt as Caroreigh). Horetown itself is only a townland of Foulksmills as would be say Johnstown to Duncormick, (not Johnstown Castle, this is in PIERCETOWN). The name "town" doesn't necessarily indicate the presence of "a town", more often just a gathering of anything from a single house (not necessarily inhabited or even habitable) to whatever. A case of when is a town not a town? When you're in Ireland of course! I hope this clarifies the matter. slainte. Cyril Newsome... Co. Wexford (as opposed to The Town). >>