GRAVEYARDS in Ireland’s county WEXFORD

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  • Bunclody Cemetery , Nickey Rackard (1922–1976), the legendary Wexford hurler during the county’s golden age of the 1950s, he died on April 10, 1976. 
  • Saint John’s Churchyard, Wexford Town, John Redmond, the influential leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party who championed Home Rule,  in a prominent grave.
  • Ferns cathedral grounds, reputed burial place of Diarmait MacMurchada, who invited the Normans to Ireland to help him recover the High Kingship.
  • Saint Mary’s Church of Ireland Churchyard, New Ross, Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton, the politician and prominent landlord, is buried in the family vault here.
  • Rathaspeck Church, Cornelius Grogan (1738–1798): A wealthy landowner and United Irishmen Army Commander executed after the 1798 Rebellion. His body was recovered from the River Slaney and buried in the church grounds.
  • Saint John’s Church, Holyfort, Gorey, John Hunter Gowan (c. 1723–1826): A controversial magistrate and loyalist leader during the 1798 Rebellion.
  • Wexford Franciscan Friary, Canon John Corrin (1749–1835): Parish priest of Wexford during the 1798 Rebellion.
  • Wexford Franciscan Friary, Saint. Adjutor: A 3rd-century child martyr whose relics are housed in a reliquary in Wexford Town..
  • Carrig Graveyard (near Wexford town) m1798 Rebellion Victims, participants of the Rebellion buried in unmarked or mass graves.
  • Saint Mary’s Church, Old Ross, Walter H. Plunkett, the landowner, sportsman, and MP for County Wexford, .
  • Church of Ireland churchyard, Ferns, Edmund Waller, the Restoration-era poet and politician, .
  • Saint Mary’s Churchyard, Mulrankin, Thomas Esmonde, the 19th-century politician and MP for County Wexford.
  • Saint Anne’s Churchyard, Killanne, John Kelly, a leader of the United Irishmen in Wexford during the 1798 Rebellion, .
  • Ballymore Churchyard, near Camolin, John Henry Colclough, a United Irishman and one of the leaders of the 1798 Rebellion in Wexford.
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List of Graveyards in Wexford

Adamstown (St. Abban’s Churchyard), Ambrosetown Graveyard, Ardamine Churchyard, Ardcandrisk Graveyard, Ardcolum Graveyard, Artramon Graveyard, Askamore (St. Brigid’s RC Churchyard), Ballindaggan Graveyard, Ballyanne (St. Anne’s Churchyard), Ballybrazil Graveyard, Ballycarney (St. Patrick’s Churchyard), Ballyconnigar Graveyard, Ballycullane (St. Martin’s Churchyard), Ballyduff Graveyard, Ballyhack (St. James’ Churchyard), Ballyhogue (St. John’s Churchyard), Ballylannan Graveyard, Ballymitty (St. Peter’s Churchyard), Ballymore Graveyard, Ballynabola Graveyard, Ballynastraw Graveyard, Ballyvaldon Graveyard, Bannow (St. Mary’s Churchyard), Blackwater (St. Brigid’s Churchyard), Boolavogue (St. Cormac’s Churchyard), Bunclody (Calvary Cemetery), Bunclody (St. Mary’s Churchyard), Camolin (St. Colman’s Churchyard), Carnagh Graveyard, Carrig-on-Bannow (St. Paul’s Churchyard), Castlebridge (St. Ibar’s Churchyard), Castletown Churchyard, Churchtown Graveyard (Tagoat), Cleariestown Graveyard, Clogh Graveyard, Clologue Graveyard, Clonmore Graveyard, Coolfancy Graveyard, Coolgreany (St. Margaret’s Churchyard), Cros-westmeathcoco.ie, Crosstown (St. Ibar’s Cemetery), Donard (St. Patrick’s Churchyard), Donohill Graveyard, Duncormick Graveyard, Enniscorthy (St. Aidan’s Cathedral Graveyard), Enniscorthy (St. John’s Churchyard), Enniscorthy (Summerhill Cemetery), Ferns (St. Edan’s Cathedral Graveyard), Fethard-on-Sea (St. Mogue’s Churchyard), Glynn Graveyard, Gorey (Christ Church Graveyard), Gorey (St. Michael’s RC Cemetery), Hook Churchyard, Inch (St. Michael’s Churchyard), Kilbride Graveyard, Kildavin (St. Paul’s Churchyard), Killanne (St. Anne’s Churchyard), Killincooley Graveyard (Kilmuckridge), Kilmokea Graveyard, Kilmuckridge (Church of Ireland Graveyard), Kilnamanagh Graveyard, Kiltealy Graveyard, Kilturra Graveyard, Lady’s Island (Our Lady’s Churchyard), Monamolin Graveyard, Monaseed Graveyard, Mulrankin Graveyard, New Ross (St. Mary’s Churchyard), New Ross (St. Stephen’s Churchyard), Old Ross Graveyard, Oulart (St. Patrick’s Churchyard), Oylegate (St. David’s Churchyard), Piercestown (St. Martin’s Churchyard), Rathnure (St. Anne’s Churchyard), Rosslare (St. Patrick’s Churchyard), Taghmon (St. Munn’s Churchyard), Templescoby Graveyard, Templetown Graveyard, Tintern Abbey Graveyard, Toombe Graveyard, Wexford Town (St. Iberius Churchyard), Wexford Town (St. Michael’s Churchyard), Wexford Town (St. Patrick’s Churchyard)

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County Wexford:

Ireland’s county Wexford combines coastal beauty with historic sites, with the Hook Lighthouse, one of the world’s oldest, offering scenic coastal views. The Irish National Heritage Park recreates ancient and medieval settlements, while Wexford’s beaches, like Curracloe, provide sandy shores for walking. Other attractions include the historic town of Enniscorthy and its castle. Wexford is Ireland’s 13th largest county by size (2,351 square km) and 14th largest by population (163,919). Population peaked at 202,033 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 83,308 in 1961. In terms of hospitality, Wexford is Ireland’s eighth most visited tourist county with around 229,000 international visitors per year.

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