50th Anniversay of Leo Rowsome’s Death
50th Anniversary of Leo Rowsome's Death The 20th September 2020 will be the 50th anniversary of the death of Leo Rowsome. A grandson of Samuel Rowsome a well-known piper in the 1820s who lived in Ballintore near Ferns, Leo is credited with keeping...
Ancient Connections Project – COVID19 Update
COVID-19 As you may well have expected, the Ancient Connections project board have taken the decision to postpone all public-facing activity until at least September 2020. We are then looking to restart programmes such as the community history...
Creative Camino – Ferns to St Davids
Pembrokeshire County Council and Wexford County Council are looking for 4 to 6no. people, from their local communities, to participate in an 8-day trans-national walking pilgrimage, alongside four professional Artists, as part of the Ancient...
Ancient Connections Story Sharing Evening
“ANCIENT CONNECTIONS STORY SHARING EVENING”, from 6.30pm, Tuesday 21st January, The Courtyard, Ferns, Co. Wexford. Presented by Abarta Heritage
If you are interested in the folklore, history, heritage and stories of Ferns, this is an ideal opportunity to see what the Ancient Connections project will deliver and to have your say! This is a free event and all are welcome but booking is essential
Livestream of Christmas Mass from St Aidan’s Church
Both Christmas Eve 07.30pm mass, and, Christmas Day 11.00am mass will be live streamed on the newly launched Ferns Church YouTube account (see link below). Should you know of any members of the Ferns community that are abroad this Christmas, or...
The MacMurrough Inquiry
To mark the 850th anniversary of the arrival of the Normans, this year's Ferns Conference will hold an 'Inquiry' into the extent to which Diarmuid MacMurrough, King of Leinster, was responsible. The conference will take place in St. Edan's...
An Evening at Ferns Castle
The people, the ancient buildings and the history of the area were the unique assets which made Ferns a most attractive tourism experience. This was the view of the two main speakers who addressed the ‘Evening at Ferns Castle’, organised by Ferns...
6,000 plastic bottle caps later……
After submitting details of our proposed bottle-cap mural project under the Waste Prevention Grant Scheme run by the Environment Section of Wexford County Council and Southern Waste Region, Ferns Tidy Towns were successful in securing funding under...
Ferns Gathering 2013 – Fringe Events
Over the weekend there will be a variety of events to cater for all the family and add to the festive atmosphere.
National Heritage Week 2017
To celebrate National Heritage Week, we have organised the following events: Tuesday, August 22nd Ferns Heritage Project Group presentation in Gorey Library. Entitled ''From Ancient Capital of Leinster to Norman Invasion - Ferns, its past still in...
Photography Competition
Photography Competition - Closed Prize fund of €200 €100 First Prize * €50 Second Prize * €50 Third Prize Sponsored by Renobuild Competition deadline has been extended to December 7th 2017 This photography competition is the first in the series of...
St. Edan’s National School Celebrates 200th Birthday
Celebrations started at 3pm with an exhibition of the school’s heritage, ranging from displays of photos, roll books from 1859; family trees of current pupils covering three and in some cases, even four generations. Also featured was a history of...
Ferns Gathering 2013 – Post Gathering
Wow! What a weekend for our Ferns Medieval Gathering. So much hard work by a lot of dedicated people over many months has paid off.
Ferns Gathering 2013 – Bui Bolg Workshops
In advance of our Gathering weekend, Bui Bolg, the well known street theatre group, put on workshops on creating characters to be used in our Gathering Parade.
Ferns Gathering 2013 – 1798 Bus Tour
A tour of 1798 sites led by the distinguished Wexford Historian Mr. Brian Cleary and local Historian Mr. Denis Kinsella
Ferns Gathering 2013 – School Visits
Schools in the Ferns parish have embraced the Ferns Gathering with gusto. A hearty congratulations to them all and in particularly to their hard working and inspiring teachers.
Ferns Gathering 2013 – Diarmuid’s Trip to Wales
in preparation for the Ferns Gathering weekend in June, Diarmuid MacMurrough and his party sailed to Wales on April 4th, to once again meet with Strongbow…
Ferns Gathering 2013 – 5th Class Gathering Tapestry
5th Class in Scoil Naomh Maodhóg have been working on a fantastic Tapestry Project with Artist Mairéad Holohan from The Crafts Council of Ireland.
Ferns Gathering 2013 – Costume Making
We are encouraging all locals to join in the fun by dressing in medieval costumes at Ferns Gathering 2013.
Minister Visits Ferns Castle
Brian Hayes, the Minister of State responsible for the Office of Public Works visited Ferns Castle to discuss with representatives of the Ferns Development Association the possibility of extending the opening period for the Castle and Visitors...