Guidebook for Enniscorthy
Food Scene
Great atmosphere in the pub and they serve great food but booking is advisable at weekends. Nice bar for drinks as well.
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Mannion's Pub
Great atmosphere in the pub and they serve great food but booking is advisable at weekends. Nice bar for drinks as well.
This is a great shop that showcases lots of local produce. Be sure to mention to Alex or Jolly in the shop that you are staying at Fergal's. The food is great and there is a focus on healthy produce, made locally.
Ronan's Full & Plenty Farm Shop
This is a great shop that showcases lots of local produce. Be sure to mention to Alex or Jolly in the shop that you are staying at Fergal's. The food is great and there is a focus on healthy produce, made locally.
Sightseeing
Excellent live tour of this iconic famine ship. The tour is a must for adults and children alike. Strongly recommended.
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Dunbrody Famine Ship and Irish Emigrant Experience
Excellent live tour of this iconic famine ship. The tour is a must for adults and children alike. Strongly recommended.
A fort was built on this site by Normans in the 12th century, and there may have been an earlier earthen fort built by Gaelic Irish. The present star fort was built in 1587–88 by Queen Elizabeth I to defend Waterford from possible invasion by the Spanish Armada.
Duncannon Fort saw major military action during the Irish Confederate Wars. Commanded by the Royalist governor Laurence Esmonde, 1st Baron Esmonde, it was besieged and captured by Irish Catholic Confederation forces under Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara in January–March 1645, the first time that mortars were used in Ireland. Oliver Cromwell failed to retake Duncannon in 1649, but it surrendered in 1650 after a blockade led by H
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Duncannon Fort
A fort was built on this site by Normans in the 12th century, and there may have been an earlier earthen fort built by Gaelic Irish. The present star fort was built in 1587–88 by Queen Elizabeth I to defend Waterford from possible invasion by the Spanish Armada.
Duncannon Fort saw major military action during the Irish Confederate Wars. Commanded by the Royalist governor Laurence Esmonde, 1st Baron Esmonde, it was besieged and captured by Irish Catholic Confederation forces under Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara in January–March 1645, the first time that mortars were used in Ireland. Oliver Cromwell failed to retake Duncannon in 1649, but it surrendered in 1650 after a blockade led by H
Loftus Hall is a large country house on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland. Built on the site of the original Redmond Hall, it is said by locals to have been haunted by the devil and the ghost of a young woman.
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Loftus Hall
Loftus Hall is a large country house on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland. Built on the site of the original Redmond Hall, it is said by locals to have been haunted by the devil and the ghost of a young woman.
The Kennedy Homestead, birthplace of President John F. Kennedy’s great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy, celebrates the story of five generations of the Kennedy dynasty and is still today farmed by his descendants.
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The Kennedy Homestead
The Kennedy Homestead, birthplace of President John F. Kennedy’s great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy, celebrates the story of five generations of the Kennedy dynasty and is still today farmed by his descendants.
The Castle site at the head of the River Slaney, in the centre of Enniscorthy town. As a Norman Castle, it features 4 corner towers, and a 4 storey rectangular keep. The original foundation of a castle on this site goes back to the 12th or 13th-century, though the current structure largely dates from the 16th.
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Enniscorthy Castle
Castle HillThe Castle site at the head of the River Slaney, in the centre of Enniscorthy town. As a Norman Castle, it features 4 corner towers, and a 4 storey rectangular keep. The original foundation of a castle on this site goes back to the 12th or 13th-century, though the current structure largely dates from the 16th.
The Rebellion of 1798, led by the United Irishmen, and based on the principles of the French Revolution of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, was an attempt to achieve a democratic and equal Ireland. The Rebellion lasted from May to September 1798, and in County Wexford alone, some 20,000 people lost their lives in a four week period. The last major battle of the Rebellion, the Battle of Vinegar Hill, which took place on 21st June 1798, was the last major battle on Irish soil, The Rebellion was the start of a 125 year battle for Irish democracy and independence, that ended on 21st January 1919 with the meeting of the First Dáil (Irish Parliament) in Dublin.
National 1798 Rebellion Centre
Mill Park RoadThe Rebellion of 1798, led by the United Irishmen, and based on the principles of the French Revolution of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, was an attempt to achieve a democratic and equal Ireland. The Rebellion lasted from May to September 1798, and in County Wexford alone, some 20,000 people lost their lives in a four week period. The last major battle of the Rebellion, the Battle of Vinegar Hill, which took place on 21st June 1798, was the last major battle on Irish soil, The Rebellion was the start of a 125 year battle for Irish democracy and independence, that ended on 21st January 1919 with the meeting of the First Dáil (Irish Parliament) in Dublin.
The Hook Lighthouse is a building situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world and the second oldest operating lighthouse in the world, after the Tower of Hercules in Spain. It is operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, the Irish Lighthouse Authority, it marks the eastern entrance to Waterford Harbour. The current structure has stood for almost 800 years.
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Hook Lighthouse
The Hook Lighthouse is a building situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world and the second oldest operating lighthouse in the world, after the Tower of Hercules in Spain. It is operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, the Irish Lighthouse Authority, it marks the eastern entrance to Waterford Harbour. The current structure has stood for almost 800 years.
Parks & Nature
Superb park with the most amazing collection of trees and plants. Spend at least have a day and bring a picnic!
Kennedy Park
Superb park with the most amazing collection of trees and plants. Spend at least have a day and bring a picnic!
Arts & Culture
This is Ireland's National Opera house and if it is your thing you will not find better. Also a great variety of plays and music for check it out.
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Narodowa Opera
High StreetThis is Ireland's National Opera house and if it is your thing you will not find better. Also a great variety of plays and music for check it out.
Shopping
New Ross has the full selection of stores; Tesco, Centra, Supervalue, Aldi, Lidl - and a great selection of btuchers and fish shops. The best local produce shop is Full & Plenty beside Aldi. Ask for Paula and you might get a free apple :)
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New Ross
New Ross has the full selection of stores; Tesco, Centra, Supervalue, Aldi, Lidl - and a great selection of btuchers and fish shops. The best local produce shop is Full & Plenty beside Aldi. Ask for Paula and you might get a free apple :)
Getting Around
Hertz Car Hire
The Air Coach can take you from the Dublin Airport to Enniscorthy - a town that is 20 minutes from Granite Barn.
Aircoach
The Air Coach can take you from the Dublin Airport to Enniscorthy - a town that is 20 minutes from Granite Barn.
The train from Dublin to Enniscorthy takes about 2 hours. This leaves you about 20 minutes from Granite Barn.
Enniscorthy, Enniscorthy
The train from Dublin to Enniscorthy takes about 2 hours. This leaves you about 20 minutes from Granite Barn.
Entertainment & Activities
A place to bring young children if it is too rainy to go outside. About 10 minute drive from Granite Barn.
Ross Adventure Play Barn
IrishtownA place to bring young children if it is too rainy to go outside. About 10 minute drive from Granite Barn.