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Woodville House and Gardens
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Woodville House and Garden is a member of the Wexford Garden Trail. A Victorian walled garden, 1.2 acres in size with conservatories, vegetable garden, fruit trees, herbaceous borders and lawn. A...More
Dunmain House
Children and Family Attractions
This 17th century house and its history have been the subject of many novels and plays such as Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott. The imposing slate covered house is said not to have one but two...More
Ballyhack Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Ballyhack Castle is located on a steep slope in a commanding position overlooking Waterford estuary. The castle, a large tower house, is thought to have been built c. 1450 by the Knights Hospitallers...More
Berkeley Forest House
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Berkeley Forest House is a Georgian building, the home of the owners, dating from 1780. Two large rooms are occupied by a collection of 18th and 19th century costumes, dolls and antique toys from the...More
Slade Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Slade Castle overlooking the small harbour of Slade near Hook Head is the massive, late 15th century structure. It features elegant tapering towers with an adjoining fortified house, of some what...More
Craanford Mills
Children and Family Attractions
Craanford Mill is a 17th Century watermill housed in a domestic scale structure. This corn - grinding mill has been restored to full working order. The works are on view to visitors with interpretive...More
Newtownbarry House and Gardens
Special Interest
Newtownbarry House and Gardens is a member of the Wexford Garden Trail. Parts of the garden which date back to the 18th and 19th century have been recently restored; the Sunken garden approximately...More
Ferns Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Ferns Castle dating back to c1220, it is a Norman Castle with links to Diarmuid McMurragh who brought the Normans to Ireland. The Castle has a magnificent vaulted ceiling and is considered to be the...More
McMuragh Kavanagh Abbey
Churches And Settlements
Vikings plundered the original monastery in 930. Only portions of the later McMuragh-Kavanagh Abbey, dating from 1158, now survives. Very well presented with suitable signs and interpretative...More
Ferns Cathedral
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
A cathedral was built here in the 13th century probably by John Saint John, the first English bishop of Ferns, d. 1243. It stood within the bounds of the monastery founded by Saint Aidan in the 6th...More
Wells House & Gardens
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Take a tour of this great victorian house. Explore the ground floor of this lived in house including the spectacular Versailles Room, The Lady Frances Room, The Daniel Robertson Room, The Library...More
Enniscorthy Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Recently restored and updated, Enniscorthy Castle is now home to a totally new visitor experience - "Enniscorthy Castle, A View From The Keep", focusing on the history of the town of Enniscorthy, as...More
Rathmacknee Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
A castle probably erected by John Rosseter who was made Seneschal of the Liberties of Wexford in I451, and whose family remained Catholics although they recognised Henry VIII in the 16th century. The...More
Duncannon Fort
Children and Family Attractions
Duncannon Fort in County Wexford dates from 1588, built to repel the Spanish Armada, and to stop the pirates plundering the merchant ships of their riches on their way up Waterford Harbour. Built on...More
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