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Vinegar Hill, Enniscorthy. (Pic via Catherine McLoughlin on Twitter) 'Wexford Remembers 1798' is holding a day of activities in Enniscorthy on Sunday, June 4th, 2023 to mark the 225th anniversary of the 1798 Rebellion... The day's events will begin at 10:30 am when local historian Owen Dunbar will host a walking tour of Vinegar Hill. …
Last Sunday various socialist and republican groups flocked to Monageer to commemorate and pay respect to a man fought in the War of Independence, the Irish Civil War and the Spanish Civil War... A man who served as part of Na Fianna Éireann, the Irish Republican Army, the British Army and the International Brigades. Yet, …
Continue reading "No Pasarán! – The Story of Wexford’s Peter Daly"
In the annals of Wexford history you may see many familiar family names, constantly at the centre of life in the county, the Corishes, the Grogans, the Esmondes all have had a considerable impact on the history of the county. But throughout Wexford's long history, very few families have had as considerable impact as the …
Continue reading "Long Read: At The Centre Of History, Wexford’s Willie Redmond"
‘As a Wexford local I like to think I know my town pretty well, but here I was surprised by art exhibited on streets I have walked hundreds of times…’ Nothing lights up an urban area quite like a mural. Muralists have long excelled in utilizing ordinary buildings to produce beautiful and often thought-provoking artwork. …
Continue reading "We Investigate The Meaning Behind The Murals Across Wexford"
You may be a model citizen today, but would you have been in the past? You don’t need anyone to tell you that a lot can change in a century or two. Even without knowing the details, you can imagine that the Wexford of the nineteenth century looked very different to the Model County we …
Continue reading "Crime and Punishment – What Could Get You Arrested in 19th Century Wexford"
The Wexford dialect has been extinct for some time, but its legacy lives on… Like many stories in Wexford history, this is one that begins in 1169. If that year is familiar, that is because this was the year the Anglo-Norman armies first stepped foot in the Model County. The course of Irish history was …
Continue reading "The Story Of Yola – Wexford’s Forgotten Language"
Wexford is very often described as a safe seat for the Irish Labour Party and indeed such a statement can be made with reasonable confidence... Since the first election of the newly formed Irish Free State in 1921 right up to the modern day the period from 1981-1987 is the only period in during a …
Continue reading "COLUMN: The Life Of Richard Corish — Wexford’s Political Titan"
The Model county is known for many things, but being the birthplace of the Guinness World Records often gets overlooked… Everybody at some point in their lives has seen a copy of the Guinness World Records. Chock-full with bizarre facts, fascinating stories and interesting titbits, the Guinness World Records is the absolute go-to guide for …
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The period of 1914-1923 was a period of near constant war in Ireland... From the Wexford MP John Redmond appealing to the young men of the country to play their part in “…the defence of the highest principles of religion and morality and right…” and to enlist in the British Army to join the raging …
Continue reading "‘The New Ross Hero’: The Story Of Martin Doyle"
When one thinks of rebellious activity in county Wexford in the 1790s, inevitably the events of the 1798 rebellion come to mind... Indeed, the rebellion of ’98 was the most eventful and prolonged uprising of that decade, but it was by no means the only one. In nearly every nook and cranny across county Wexford, …
Continue reading "Who Fears Speak Of ’93? Wexford’s Forgotten Rebellion And Its Mysterious Monument"
In Wexford, we are rather proud of our rebellious past... In every small town and village throughout the county, there are many striking monuments to the gallant deeds of the men and women of the 1798 rebellion. Indeed, as a people, we feel a swell of pride when the major events of the rebellion are …
Continue reading "Column: Who Even Was Kelly The Boy From Killane?"
[social_share_button themes='theme1'] A new documentary film was released just last week... 'The Road to Independence' is a journey through some of the incidents that happened in 1920 in Wexford during the Irish War of Independence. Scenes from the film were recorded in Gorey, Bunclody, Ferns, Enniscorthy, Ballindaggin, Ballycarney, Clonroche and Kilanne and recall important incidents …
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