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.
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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.
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.
Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after failing a breath test at a garda checkpoint in Dublin city centre on Thursday morning.
Wexford Workhouse opened in the northwest of Wexford Town in 1845. Between 1848 and 1853, more than 1,700 deaths occurred within its walls, driven by what officials described as “dangerous epidemics.”
The cottages in Carcur date back to the 1870s. They were reportedly constructed for local fishermen and railwaymen.
A man in his 30s has been arrested by the Wexford Wicklow Serious Crime Unit in connection with a fire attack that damaged Blackwater garda station.
The Paupers’ graveyard was established in the early 1850s as a cemetery for the Wexford Union Workhouse. It served as the final resting place for the poor and destitute who died within its walls.
Croke Avenue in Wexford Town was condemned and demolished in the late 1980s before being rebuilt nearby and winning a national design award in 1996.
The asking price for Barkers has been set at €950,000 to €1 million.
Met Éireann has forecast temperatures reaching up to 26°C in County Wexford next week, with a period of warm weather expected.