Heritage | Kilmore Quay Conservation Group

Brandycross‘s wooden crosses: definitely not Pagan!

May 15, 2026 | Cultural, Heritage

Traditions are rarely easy to explain. Their origins are imprecise and buried under layers of interpretation, generations of hearsay. In archaeology, you can dig and measure and carbon date but in anthropology or folklore you just ask questions and try to see patterns...

The Cutting: A Story Carved in Stone

May 15, 2026 | Built, Heritage

A Shifting Shoreline: Lough Har Centuries ago, the area around Kilmore Quay looked very different. Water shaped not only the coastline but also much of the land inland. On the north-western side of the parish lay Lough Har, a vast lake that covered nearly one-eighth...

The Whispers of Forth and Bargy: Discovering Yola

May 14, 2026 | Cultural, Heritage

In Southeast Wexford, there once was a language unlike any other in Ireland called Yola (meaning “Old”), the unique mother tongue of the baronies of Forth and Bargy for over seven centuries. A Linguistic “Mingle-Mangle” Born from the waves of...

Beyond the View: What You Might be Missing at Ballyteige Burrow

Apr 15, 2026 | Heritage, Natural

The dunes are currently stippled with the bright colour of the dog violet. These tiny flowers are holding their own against the bold, sunny heads of the dandelions—looking like little five-petaled crowns bowed in prayer. It’s a quiet kind of resilience, tucked away...

Kilmore Quay’s Unclaimed Sentinels of a History Under Water

Aug 30, 2025 | Built, Heritage

If you drive slowly down Ballyteigue road, you might be able to spot two fascinating stone pillars, believed to be remnants of the Ballyteigue Castle demesne, another link to Kilmore Quay’s Norman heritage. They can be hard to find at first, hidden behind the thick...

A Small Bloom with an Epic History

Aug 19, 2025 | Heritage, Natural

Have you ever noticed the scarlet pimpernel? This low-growing flower, often mistaken for a common weed, thrives in fields, grasslands, and dunes. Though unassuming, its five delicate petals are a secret beauty, each one overlapping the next and fringed with tiny hairs...