The children’s burial ground (cillín) at Ballymorris (WX031-057), Co. Wexford is located in a very large arable field near the summit of a low hill. It survives as a small mound of overgrown stones and […]
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The Knockduff stone axe
This beautiful example of a stone axe was found by Nim Dunne and his son Pat on their land in Knockduff, Bree (see map below). The axe represents the oldest artefact ever found in the […]
An outlaw attack on Clonmore, Bree
Late one night in 1739 a group of outlaws known as the Kellymount Gang attacked the residence of Captain Donovan of Clonmore, Bree (Griffiths 1877, 300). The Kellymount gang were a notorious band of thieves and robbers, who […]
How a 16th century attack on Bree led to the defeat of an English army
On the 8th of April 1580 the parish of Bree was attacked by a large force of men who robbed and pillaged as they went. This event and more importantly the subsequent English response was […]
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