Wrecks and historic events in County Wexford
The Discover Alone map has 30 wrecks and historic events in County Wexford, Ireland. Below are the 27 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Siege of WexfordsiegeWexford bled during the second siege of 1169, its streets choked with smoke and fury while men from both sides broke…
Sack of WexfordsiegeOliver Cromwell's army stormed Wexford in October 1649 after negotiations collapsed, killing thousands of soldiers and…
1798 rebellion Battle of Newtownbarry (AKA Bunclody) commemorative plaqueMemorialBunclody is where men bled for Irish sovereignty on 1 June 1798, transforming a quiet Wexford road into a temporary…
Battle of Vinegar Hill, 1798MonumentVinegar Hill in County Wexford is where sixteen thousand United Irishmen, many holding pikes instead of muskets, faced…
Battle of Vinegar HillMajor battlefieldVinegar Hill in County Wexford became the crushing end of the 1798 rebellion when Gerard Lake's thirteen thousand…
Battle of Three RocksbattleThree Rocks stood just outside Wexford town when Irish forces ambushed seventy English militia on May 30, 1798. The…
Battle Of The Three RocksMemorialBattle Of The Three Rocks is a memorial in County Wexford, Ireland. Perhaps United Irishmen bled onto those rocks…
Battle of New Ross (1798)Major battlefieldBattle of New Ross (1798) is a major battlefield in County Wexford, Ireland. Perhaps the ground still remembers the…- Scullabogue Barn massacremassacreScullabogue Barn holds the only massacre in the 1798 rebellion where rebels killed women and children, burning up to…
- IndicatedBurial groundIndicated is a burial ground in County Wexford, Ireland, where local tradition holds the dead rebels from the Battle of…
- Battlefield in Townparks (st. Michael's of Feagh Par.),townparks (st. Peter's Par.) (part of ),wexfordBattlefieldOne field in Wexford, split between two parishes, is still listed as a battlefield though no date or army is attached…
- Battlefield in Toberanierin Lower,cain,toberanierin UpperBattlefieldToberanierin Lower and Toberanierin Upper mark a battlefield in County Wexford, though the names refuse to explain…
- Battlefield in Kyle (ballaghkeen By.),monawilling Upper,oulart (ballaghkeen By.)BattlefieldMongawlin Upper holds a battlefield marker in Oulart, though no human name or date has survived to explain the…
- Battlefield in Haresmead,horetown SouthBattlefieldHaresmead, horetown South stands as a battlefield in County Wexford, Ireland, though no human name or date remains…
- Battlefield in Clonhasten,drumgold,templeshannonBattlefieldClonhasten, Drumgold and Templeshannon contain a battlefield where violence once broke the peace of County Wexford. The…
- Battlefield in Clonee Lower,clonee Upper,kilthomasBattlefieldClonee Lower, Clonee Upper and Kilthomas mark a battlefield in County Wexford, though the names alone withhold the…
- Battlefield in Bishopsland,chambersland,irishtown,marshmeadows,new Ross,pondfields,redhouse,southknock,veroslandBattlefieldMuddy feet and iron clashes marked Bishopsland, chambersland, irishtown, marshmeadows, new Ross, pondfields, redhouse…
- Battlefield in Ballyprecas,newtownbarryBattlefieldBallyprecas holds a battlefield marker in County Wexford, though no date, fighter or event has emerged to give the…
- Battlefield in Ballinvegga,ballygalvertBattlefieldNo visible trace remains in Ballinvegga, ballygalvert, but the land itself records the collision. men met there under…
- Battlefield in Ballindinas,colestown,college,shelmaliere Commons (shelburne By., Carrick Ed)BattlefieldBattlefield in Ballindinas,colestown,college,shelmaliere Commons (shelburne By., Carrick Ed) stands in County Wexford…
- Battle of Oulart HillbattleOne thousand pike-wielders on a Wexford hill turned a reckless militia charge into a massacre, killing one hundred and…
- Battle of New Ross (1643)Major battlefieldBattle of New Ross (1643) is a major battlefield in County Wexford, Ireland. Perhaps men bled into Wexford soil that…
- Battle of EnniscorthybattleThirty or forty headstrong cattle, goaded by pikemen, crashed through the British line at the Duffry Gate on 28 May…
- TresnessWreckTresness is a wreck in County Wexford, Ireland. Perhaps the hull rolled once and stayed that way, forcing every living…
- Battle FieldBattlefieldBattle Field is a battlefield in County Wexford, Ireland. Perhaps soldiers bled into the Wexford soil while ordinary…
- Battlefield in RamstownBattlefieldBattlefield in Ramstown stands in County Wexford, Ireland. The place is recorded as a battlefield, yet no visible…
- Battlefield in Motabower,ballyellis,burrow (scarawalsh By.),park (scarawalsh By.)BattlefieldMystery and risk are present in the chamber. The room is a battle chamber where hidden forces collide. People must face…