News, life, and history in County Wexford

On This Day

12 June

  1. 1987 39 years ago

    Irish National Heritage Park opens

    The Irish National Heritage Park officially opens to the public.

Town wall.

Wexford’s Town Wall

Construction of Wexford’s town wall began in the early 1200s after the 1169 Norman invasion. The wall enclosed approximately 25 hectares.

Rowe Street Upper at night.

Rowe Street

Rowe Street runs from John Street to North Main Street. It is best known as the location of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and St John.

Hill Street, Wexford

The history of Hill Street

Hill Street in Wexford Town was once called Cabbage Row. In 1932, residents voted against renaming it after Sean McDermott.

The graveyard in Selskar Abbey.

Buried alive in Selskar Abbey

A story from Selskar Abbey offers a glimpse into the widespread 19th-century fear of being buried alive, a subject that inspired newspaper reports, literature, and safety devices.

Metropolis in 2014.

The Colony nightclub

The Colony was a purpose-built nightclub on North Main Street in Wexford Town. It opened on Friday 3 June 2005 and operated until early 2008.