Slaney News, Issue 145, June 2022

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Enniscorthy recalls its historic past

Those of us who have the privilege of

The Battle of Vinegar Hill, one of the

dignified and solemn ceremony re-

living here in Enniscorthy know that

most significant battles of the 1798 Re-

membering all those who died on that

we live in one of the most historic

bellion, took place on the hill above

horrific day.

towns in Ireland and therefore it is

our town on the longest day, 21st June,

only right and fitting that we should

and each year Enniscorthy Municipal

Please join us this year, on Tuesday

take time to honour our town, our his-

District Council together with Ennis-

21st June at 7pm, as we gather on Vin-

tory, and those who went before us,

corthy Historical Re-enactment Society,

egar Hill to remember our historic

making us who we are.

commemorate the event on site with a

past.

Johnny Mythen TD (far left) and Enniscorthy Historical Re-enactment Society maintaining social distance at Vinegar Hill commemoration, June 2020.

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