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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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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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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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The National 1798 Rebellion Centre has announced a series of events to commemorate the 1798 Rebellion in Enniscorthy over the 21-22nd June 2025... 1798 Summer School A series of guided walks and talks will be offered on Saturday, 21st June, beginning with a walking tour of Enniscorthy town at 10am with historian and archaeologist, Barry …
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The play, The trial of Thomas Darcy McGee: Irish Rebel – Canadian Patriot, will be performed in the Wexford Arts Centre, on Friday 2nd May... In 1848 Thomas D’Arcy McGee (1825 – 1868) was a physical force, Irish republican who fled, first to the United States and then Quebec, where he embraced British loyalism and …
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Left: Einstein, the INHP’s great grey owl; Right: Irish National Heritage Park tour guide Robert Laffan. Walled Town Day celebrates historic towns like Wexford that have or once had medieval town walls… Saturday, August 17th marks Wexford’s Walled Town Day and the beginning of National Heritage Week. Every year, the Heritage Council coordinates a series …
Tapestry talks and crafts at Ferns, a weapons display at the Irish National Heritage Park in Ferrycarrig, an exploration of dinosaur trees at the JFK Arboretum and a demonstration on Wexford Olympians at Enniscorthy Castle are among the many free events taking place across Wexford during National Heritage Week 2024, from Saturday August 17th to Sunday …
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As part of National Heritage Week, the Sisters of St John of God Congregation will host a photographic exhibition reflecting the journey of Irish Religious Sisters in Ireland and overseas between 1923-2023... The exhibition is an initiative of The Association of Leaders of Missionaries & Religious of Ireland (AMRI). Typically these women joined religious congregations …
A host of events will take place at the National 1798 Rebellion Centre to celebrate Rebellion Day for 2024... Events will take place over the 21st - 23rd of June 2024. The National 1798 Rebellion Centre is pleased to announce a series of events to commemorate the 1798 Rebellion in Enniscorthy over the 21-23rd June 2024. …
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Wexford is a county in Ireland steeped in history... In this article, we attempt to break down the top 5 historical sites in Wexford. Some of these may be off the beaten track a bit and may not even be talked about in the same fashion as others omitted from this list, but they are …
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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, …
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