On the morning of Friday the 7th of July 1922 Ferns, Co. Wexford was firmly under the control of the anti-Treaty IRA......
The retaking of Ferns, July 7th, 1922
Fighting at Ferns Castle, July 5th, 1922
Ferns castle, Co. Wexford saw heavy fighting on Wednesday the 5th of July 1922......
A bloody ambush at Ferrycarrig, Wexford
On the 22nd of October 1922 a Free State armoured vehicle travelling from Wexford town to Ferrycarrig was ambushed by Anti-Treaty gunmen. The attack left four soldiers dead and two seriously wounded.......
Wexford Gaol, Civil War Prison
Wexford Gaol, Hillstreet, Wexford town. Built in 1812, this building was last used as a prison during the Irish Civil War. It was also the location where three anti-treaty IRA prisoners, James Parle, John Creane and Patrick Hogan, were executed on the 13th of March 1923.
First Shots of the Civil War in Co. Wexford
The first shots of the Civil War in county Wexford were fired on the 22nd April 1922. At approximately 2.30 in the morning, a force of Free State troops attacked Enniscorthy Court House...
