The old Wexford Town Graveyards

[shorts]

There's an excellent  two page article in this weeks Wexford People newspaper (Wed 21st July) by Anne Marie O'Connor entitled "Wexford Town's Forgotten Historical Places".

There are features on the old workhouse, the Town wall, the old lanes and the ballest bank. In addition Anne has this to say on the old graveyards:

"...it's a tragedy that the place (John Street graveyard) where people should pay respects to the fallen heroes is essentially inaccessible to visitors and townspeople alike. It's a similar story in small graveyards peppered throughout Wexford..." "Locked gates, overgrown graves and dangerous underfoot conditions mean that those historical jewels lie unvisited and ignored in the heart of Wexford."   

[kojak]

Thanks Shorts for the librray info - very useful and we have bookmarked it !

Also, well said Anne Marie - I couldn't have said it better meself.

[nickr90]

May not be much use but here are some pictures of the graveyards in question

[zigfy92]

Hi,
it is possible to collect the KEY to open the locks in Wexford Town
(one Key fits all) at the office http://www.wexfordcorp.ie/bc/

Cresent Quay, Wexford