While we value our place and it’s heritage enormously, we also recognise our greatest asset is our people. This page pays tribute to the voices, visionaries, and everyday heroes of Kilmore Quay.
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,...
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,...
