Enniscorthy
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Enniscorthy is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Ireland. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountains and Ireland's longest beach, Curracloe.
Enniscorthy from nearby Vinegar Hill
The castle in Enniscorthy, County Wexford
Vinegar Hill – view from Enniscorthy.
Destruction of the Church of Enniscorthy – illustrated by George Cruikshank (1845)
Patrick Pearse
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Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion.
27 Pearse Street, birthplace of Patrick and Willie Pearse
St. Enda's, now the Pearse Museum
Pearse (in uniform centre-right) at the funeral of O'Donovan Rossa at which he gave a graveside oration.