Photo: Puffins on the Saltee Islands courtesy Betty O’Brien
Remembering the BIM 56-footers in Kilmore Quay
In June 2026, members of Kilmore Quay Conservation Group were fortunate to be on Cape Clear Island for a special moment in Irish maritime history: watching Ard Casta leave the island to begin her journey to a West Cork boatyard for conservation. Ard Casta is one of...
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Discovering the Hidden Heritage of Ballyteige Burrow's Buffer Zone Most people know Ballyteige Burrow as one of Ireland's most important coastal dune systems, protected as both a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Special Protection Area (SPA). 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲...
Community Discovery Stand for National Heritage Week : Ballyteige Buffer Zone
Come and meet the Conservation Group members by the viewing point near the little bridge this Saturday 15th, between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM! The Kilmore Quay Conservation Group (KQCG) is currently conducting the very first ecological baseline study of this buffer zone,...
The Wooden House – More Than Just a Building
"A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively." (Joan Didion) With much discussion currently surrounding the future of The Wooden House, perhaps this is the right moment to look back at the remarkable history of one of Kilmore...
Liz Jefferies: A Life in Songs and Stories
"Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests. I'll dig with it." — Séamus Heaney When we think of cultural heritage, we often think of historic buildings, fishing boats, churches or monuments. Yet the true heritage of a place also lives in its stories, songs,...
🌿 Come and Meet the Kilmore Quay Conservation Group! 🌿 We'll be at the Bannow & Rathangan Agricultural Show tomorrow in the Sustainability & Biodiversity Village (Row L). Drop by our stall to: 🍃 Meet our members 🌊 Learn about our conservation projects 🐦 Find...
The Little Strand in Kilmore Quay: More Than Just a Swimming Spot
The Little Strand in Kilmore Quay: More Than Just a Swimming Spot "Protecting a shoreline begins with understanding what is already protecting it." The Strand in Kilmore Quay is a narrow strip of sand between the sea and the village, bordered by rock armour, the...
Connecting for the Coast: Over 66 Pledges Gathered at the Coastal Connection Festival!
Keeping our natural, cultural, maritime, and built heritage thriving for generations to come.
Community Grant from the National Heritage Council
Beyond the Harbour Wall: The Legacy of John Power
A people without the knowledge of their past history is like a tree without roots.” (Marcus Garvey) John Power of Olinda, Kilmore Quay, devoted much of his retirement to preserving the maritime memory of the south Wexford coast, a coastline shaped by fishing,...
What is that Orange Growth on Damp Walls in Kilmore Quay?
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common" (Ralph Waldo Emerson) If you have ever noticed a common, rust-colored fuzz growing on damp walls or old headstones, you might be surprised to learn what it actually is. Believe it or not, it...
