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Wexford Lions Club's daily tours of Selskar Abbey, starting at the Nickey Rackard statue in Trimmers Lane, now we have re-opened for the Summer months... The guided tours restarted just over one week ago and will run until 30 September. They run everyday, starting at 11am. The tours begin at the Nickey Rackard Statue in …
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“I can see him now. He’s eight years old; completely fearless, walking out the front door of our house on Hantoon Road, Maudlintown, down the garden path with Mam’s neatly trimmed lawn on either side. He closes the small iron gate behind him, then is off down the road, past the Daley’s, Duggan’s, Bergin’s, Byrnes’s …
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One of Ireland’s most iconic open-air museums has added a brand-new site… The Irish National Heritage Park in Ferrycarrig, Co. Wexford has added a new site. The replica copper mine has been carefully constructed over the past several months by Heritage Park staff as part of a revamp of the park’s Bronze Age exhibit. For …
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Wexford has produced many notable and inspiring figures throughout its history…. Many of these figures have contributed significantly to both Irish and global affairs, yet as significant as many of them have went on to be, very few of them have become the subject of legend. The same cannot be said for William Lamport, the …
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Few figures in twentieth-century Ireland remained at the centre of Irish public life as long as James Ryan.... First coming to prominence as the GPO’s medical officer during the Easter Rising, Ryan, alongside his wife, Máirín Cregan, continued to play an active part in the struggle for independence that followed. His strident republicanism ensured he …
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Following the phenomenal success of Volume 1, which was released in late 2023, Wexford man Michael Fortune returns with a new instalment that continues his deep personal connection to Wexford’s traditions, people, and landscape... Rooted in the local experience, Volume 2 offers a vibrant and contemporary exploration of County Wexford’s beliefs, customs, and folklore through …
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An exciting event will be taking place in Wexford soon... On Thursday, 13 November, the National 1798 Rebellion Centre will be hosting an event in celebration of historian James Quinn's new book, Bloody Summer: A New History of the 1798 Rebellion. JAMES QUINN is a historian who has writen widely on eighteenth- and nineteenth-centuryIreland, particularly in the …
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From monasteries and saints to castles and Normans, historian Barry Lacey traces the history of Ferns in his latest book… Just over 10km north of Enniscorthy lies the historic village of Ferns. With a population of around 1000 people, it is hard to imagine that this quiet village was once a medieval powerhouse, the political …
With Heritage Week upon us, the Irish National Heritage Park is offering a range of talks and activities including a chance to fire a bow, throw an axe and even launch a spear… Saturday the 16th of August marked the beginning of Ireland’s annual Heritage Week, a time of the year in which people celebrate …
We live in a world shaped by extraordinary technology, which enables us to communicate across cities, nations, or continents in an instant. The world feels smaller as human travel speeds increase, and we ponder the possibilities that AI presents. What do we imagine our ancestors would have thought of such changes? Picture the Vikings, confident …
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An EIRE sign has been re-discovered in County Wexford... During World War II, large “EIRE” signs were placed along Ireland’s coast to signal the country’s neutrality to aircraft flying overhead. Made from whitewashed stones and visible from the air, they helped prevent accidental attacks and aided navigation for lost pilots, especially those from the Allied …
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For Huw Rees, moving to Wexford didn’t just affect the way he views the future but also the way he sees the past… 25 years ago, Huw Rees left his home of Wales to begin a new life. His destination – Carrig-on-Bannow, a quiet village on Ireland’s South-East coast. Rees had met his future partner …
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