Category:Fethard Castle, County Wexford
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This object is indexed in the Archaeological Survey of Ireland under SMR No. WX050-011003-
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14th-century castle in Fethard-on-Sea, County Wexford, Ireland, which was erected as a summer residence for the bishop of Ferns  | |||||
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English: 14th-century castle north-west of St. Mogue's Church in Fethard-on-Sea, County Wexford, erected by Thomas Dene, bishop of Ferns, as summer residence on the site of an earlier castle which was first mentioned c. 1200. The tower was also used as belfry for the church. (See Billy Colfer, The Hook Peninsula, p. 79; and Ben Murtagh, Fethard Castle - a Manorial Centre and Episcopal Residence in County Wexford. Archaeology Ireland, 2004. JSTOR 40793015.)
Media in category "Fethard Castle, County Wexford"
The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
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Fethard-on-Sea Castle 2018 09 12.jpg 3,324 × 2,140; 4.48 MB
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Fethard-on-Sea Castle N 2018 09 12.jpg 3,400 × 2,147; 5.29 MB
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Fethard-on-Sea Castle S 2018 09 12.jpg 3,214 × 2,187; 5.61 MB
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Fethard-on-Sea Castle Tower 2018 09 12.jpg 2,611 × 2,200; 3.98 MB
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Fethard-on-Sea Castle W 2018 09 12.jpg 3,393 × 2,108; 5.49 MB
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Fethard castle, Co. Wexford - geograph.org.uk - 212209.jpg 640 × 441; 98 KB
