Scullabogue massacre

The Scullabogue massacre occurred on 5th June 1798. The main rebel camp was ontop of Carrigbyrne hill about a mile from Scullabogue. Rebels had rounded up between 100 and 200 perceived loyalists and kept them in a barn to prevent them from bringing intelligence to the military. The captives were of all ages and sexes. The rebels set fire to the Barn killing everyone inside.

The memorial reads:

In Memoriam

In this place the people of Wexford

remember the victims of Scullabogue Barn

interred here and at Templeshelin

used to detain some one hundred

men, women and children

The barn was set on fire on 5 June 1798,

the day of the battle of Ross.

The remorse of the United Irish

at this outrage, a tragic departure

from their ideals, is shared

by the people of Ireland

In Iotlainn Dé go dtugrar sinn

The memorial is located in the grounds of the Church of Ireland church in Old Ross.

Vinegar Hill

Monument in Car park on Vinegar Hill

View from the top

Windmill

Panoramic view from the top of Vinegar Hill

Vinegar Hill overlooks Enniscorthy Town in Co. Wexford. It is approximately 400 ft in height. The battle of Vinegar Hill took place on 21st June 1798. Vinegar Hill was the main camp and headquarters of the Rebels. This battle was the last attempt by the rebels to hold and defend ground from the British military.