Scenic farmhouse and grounds to go on sale in Wexford

WEXFORD was the only county in Ireland where the United Irishmen rebellion of 1798 took hold.

It was declared a republic in June of 1798, but the battle of Vinegar Hill later that month put paid to the rebels’ hopes, and over 20,000 United Irishmen who stood against the British forces were routed.

Some managed to flee to France, but many more were executed, and the backlash was so great that many people throughout the country “feared to speak of 98’.”