 For historical reasons it has often been described as "a Protestant enclave".Carnew is a market town situated in the extreme south of County Wicklow, almost on the County Wexford border on the R725 Carlow to Gorey road.Bus Éireann route 132 from Rosslare Europort to Dublin serves Carnew on Thursdays only providing a means of travelling into Tallaght or Dublin for a few hours.