About This Place – Ballygarrett – Public Tours

Why not shorten your autumn/winter by getting out into the fresh Wexford air and explore some of Ballygarrett’s hidden gems and lesser known history and folklore?

Artist/folklorist Michael Fortune, supported by Ballygarrett Tidy Towns, is delighted to announce a series of Autumn Rambles through the heart of the Macamores. The walks are the culmination of fourteen months work which Michael has conducted in the village as part of his larger umbrella project entitled ‘About This Place’ which records and maps local specific sites of historic and folkloric importance within County Wexford.

So, if you have an interest in local folklore and customs, local placenames, holy wells, old forts, buried treasure, battle sites and general sites of cultural and historic importance these rambles are for you. The walks are open to all ages though children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times. Starting on Sunday the 8th of October, the rambles take place from 2-5pm and continue on Sundays 15th and 22nd of October.

All are welcome on the rambles but booking is essential so please call Michael by phone on 087 6470247 or email him at micfortune@gmail.com. Each ramble begins and ends in the church car park in Ballygarrett where we will depart at 2pm sharp and return at 5pm. The tours involve driving outside of the village so car pooling is encouraged. Please dress according to weather on the day and please pack snacks and drinks.

The project has been produced with the support of the Arts Department of Wexford County Council via the Artist-in-the Community Scheme.

Please check out facebook.com/AboutThisPlaceWexford for more up to-date information or find general information on the project websitewww.aboutthisplace.ie

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Day 1 – Sunday the 8th of October

• The Macamore Name and its origin, Ballygarrett
• Old RIC Barracks Clonevin, Old Post Office Clonevin, Clonevin Church and Carved Schooner
• Old Forge, Shrule
• Buried Treasure Folklore, Peppardscastle
• Public Apple Trees and Wild Damsons, Clonganny
• Hunter Gowan and The Macamore Letters – Peppardscastle
• The Moss House – Peppardscastle
• Hawtry White – The Priest Hunter – Clonganny
• 8th – 10th Century, Parish Boundary Cross – Killannaduff
• Kiltresk Holy Well and Graveyard
• The Boira Bridge’s and the story of The Boira Robbers
• Enclosures/raheens in Ballinoulart, Barnaree and Corbally
• Buried Treasure in Corbally
• Jack the Lantern Story from The Boira Bog
• Site of Old School House – Ballyart
• Sappers Mark – Ballyoughna

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Day 2 – Sunday the 15th of October

• Site of Ancient Templederry Church and Graveyard, Templederry
• Old Bawn – The Origin of the Placename
• The Remains the Bog and Warren Thatched Houses
• The Fodagh: The Lost Village and The Cromwellian Battle
• The Old Coast Road to Wexford, Bog and Warren
• The Building of Cahore House and Related Folklore, Cahore
• Old Coastguard and Signal Station, Cahore
• Remains of World War 2 Lookout and other WW2 Stories, Cahore
• Local Names for Fishing Grounds and Rocks off Cahore
• The Nuns Steps and Gilligan’s Cave, Cahore
• The Ringwood – Origin’s and Superstitions, Cahore
• Carved Schooner in Cahore
• The Turning Hole – Kilmichael
• The Headless Horseman Folklore – Kilmichael
• Possible Site of Mass Grave based on local folklore – Seaview
• Location of Old Forge, Seaview
• Finglish Well, Seaview

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Day 3 – Sunday the 22nd of October

• Well Preserved Raheen and Local Fairy Folklore, Parkannesley
• Parkannesley House and Napeleon’s Horse, Parkannesley
• The Argentinian Connection, Parkannesley and Castleannesley
• Parkmore and Monalee – Lost Gaelic Names from Area
• Old Mass Site, Ballinagam
• WW2 Planecrash, Killenagh
• Old Church and Graveyard, Killenagh
• Site of ‘The De Profundis’ at Pegs Bar
• Donaghmore Church and Graveyard
• Graves of note in Donaghmore:
• Site of Donaghmore Pattern Green
• Location of St. Patrick’s Well, Donaghmore
• The White Clay Funeral Custom from Donaghmore
• The Rooney Rock – Origin of Placename and 1798 Story
• King’s Marlhole, Ballygarrett Little
• Tubbermurry (Lady’s Well), Glascarraig North
• Site of Glascarrig Abbey, Glascarrig North
• Mermaid Folklore from Glascarrig
• Glascarrig Motte and the ‘Secret Tunnel to Ferns’ Folklore

PLUS MANY MORE STORIES ON THE DAY……..