Europort, where it connects with the Stena Line ferry to Fishguard Harbour. For connecting trains to Swansea and Cardiff Central for London Paddington. There are also Irish Ferries connections from Rosslare Europort to Pembroke and Cherbourg. The station opened on 16 November 1863. There is a bus stop at Templeshannon with connections to Dublin and other cities. Sport The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) clubs include the Shamrocks and the Rapparees/Starlights. These two town-based clubs compete in both hurling and Gaelic football. St. Patrick's Park is the name of the local GAA grounds. Shamrock rovers are the biggest football club in the town catering for schoolboys, schoolgirls, women’s and men’s football teams. The shamrocks are the biggest gaa club in the town Enniscorthy Rugby Club was founded in 1912 and competes in the All Ireland League (AIL). People Wallis Bird, singer Irish Mythen, singer Martin Cash, a transported convict who became a bushranger in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia) was born in Enniscorthy in 1808 Anthony Cronin, poet and biographer of Flann O'Brien and Samuel Beckett, is a native of Enniscorthy Maria Doyle Kennedy, Irish singer and actress who lived in the town as a child Festy Ebosele, footballer who plays for Udinese James Edmond (1822–1890), pioneering gold prospector in Australia, Eureka Rebellion leader William Henry Grattan Flood (1859–1928), a prolific author, historian and musicologist, resided in Enniscorthy from 1895 until his death in 1928 Eileen Gray was born in Brownswood and later became famous as a furniture designer and architect Daryl Jacob, jockey and rider of the winning horse in the 2012 Aintree Grand National is from Enniscorthy Bill Lacey, dual international footballer, who played for both Liverpool F.C. and Everton FC in the early 20th century Adam Nolan, a welterweight boxer who represented Ireland at the 2012 Olympics Seamus Rafter, Irish revolutionary Colm Tóibín, born in the town, has written several novels set in the area Brothers Charles (1836–1912) and Richard Reeves (1836–1910), who emigrated to New Zealand, were born in Enniscorthy. Charles became a prominent businessman, and Richard became a politician. Gerard Whelan, author, was born and lives in Enniscorthy International relations Enniscorthy is twinned with Gimont in France. Enniscorthy was also the host town of the team and supporters from Canada during the 2003 Special Olympics. See also Battle of Vinegar Hill, 1798 List of towns and villages in Ireland List of market houses in