News, life, and history in County Wexford

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.

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Wexford Workhouse

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.”

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The Paupers’ Graveyard

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.