bridgetrossiter

General View, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 13 older comments, and then…
• Sharon Corbet said:

  I think this was taken from the Castle, looking across the river to Vinegar Hill. OSI Map.

• Sharon Corbet said:

  A more up-to-date photo (as streetview didn't visit the top of the castle...)

• John Spooner said:

  The building on the left, next to a smaller building and then a wall with an arched doorway, then further buildings whose windows match, appears to be what is now "Pa's New and Used Furniture" Streetview

• DannyM8 said:

  The Battle of Vinegar Hill (Irish: Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor), was an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 15,000 British soldiers launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, County Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford United Irish rebels. It marked a turning point in the rebellion, as it was the last attempt by the rebels to hold and defend ground against the British military. The battle was actually fought in two locations: on Vinegar Hill itself and in the streets of nearby Enniscorthy.

• Niall McAuley said:

  I think we should be able to see the red-bricked AIB building below in Slaney Place. The DIA says it was built in 1897-98. NIAH says nope - more like 1902-05