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Fethard-on-Sea or Fethard (Irish: Fiodh Ard, meaning 'high wood')[2] is a village in southwest County Wexford in Ireland. It lies on the R734 road on the eastern side of the Hook peninsula, between Waterford Harbour and Bannow Bay.

Fethard-on-Sea Fiodh Ard
Village
Fethard Quay
Fethard-on-Sea Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.195°N 6.833°W / 52.195; -6.833
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Wexford
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	311
Irish Grid Reference	S793049

The village had a population of 311 as of the 2016 census.[1] It lies in the Fethard electoral district in the Wexford constituency. It is in the Templetown parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns. Its main industries are fishing and tourism.^{[citation needed]}

Public transport

Two Bus Éireann routes serve Fethard-on-Sea: route 370 to Waterford via New Ross and a Tuesday-only route 373 to Wexford via Wellingtonbridge.[3]

History

In the 12th century, Baginbun near Fethard was the site of Norman landings during the Norman invasion of Ireland.[4][5] The remains of Norman-era earthworks and fortifications may be seen at Baginbun Bay, south of Ingard Point.[6]

A 12th-century castle was built by Raymond le Gros, which passed to the Bishop of Ferns and was used as an episcopal residence. There is little evidence of the castle today.^{[citation needed]}

Alexander Devereux, the 16th-century bishop of Ferns and Abbot of Dunbrody, is buried in St. Mogue's Church of Ireland church.[5]

Fethard was granted a charter by James I of England,[5] and became a municipal borough, sending two members to the Irish parliament, before its dissolution.^{[citation needed]} In 1798, a harbour,[5] was built and this was a landing site for French troops during the revolutionary wars.^{[citation needed]}

Village name

Long known simply as 'Fethard', the village became known as Fethard-on-Sea following events in 1914 when the lifeboat Helen Blake capsized. Nine of the lifeboat's fourteen-man crew were drowned during a service mission to the schooner Mexico off the Keeragh Islands.[7] There was an outpouring of sympathy for the village and charitable donations were posted from around the world. To avoid this post from being misdirected to Fethard in County Tipperary, the name of the Fethard in County Wexford was reputedly changed to better distinguish the two.[7]

Local businesses

There are three public houses in the village, a grocery shop and a number of cafes, B&B and a hotel that was refurbished and reopened in 2019.[8] Local tourist attractions include Hook Head Lighthouse and Loftus Hall, further afield on the Hook Peninsula.

Fethard-on-Sea boycott

In May 1957, Roman Catholic villagers boycotted Protestant-owned local businesses in response to the actions of a Protestant woman, Sheila Cloney, who left her Catholic husband, and took her children away to avoid being forced to send them to the local Catholic school as the local Catholic priest demanded. The boycott received national and international attention before it concluded. The family was reconciled eventually, with the daughters being home-schooled.[9][10]

Film

A film was made about the Cloney family called A Love Divided (1999) starring Orla Brady as Sheila Cloney.[11] The film also proved to be controversial, with allegations of fabrications and historical misrepresentation,[12][13][14]^{[failed verification]} and the omission of important facts relating to the case.[15]^{[failed verification]}[16]^{[failed verification]} Press criticism focused on one of the film's writers, Gerry Gregg, a Communist and former member of the Workers' Party of Ireland,[17]^{[failed verification]} who was accused of antagonism towards the Roman Catholic Church[18] and towards Irish Republicanism.[17]

See also

• Hook Head
• List of RNLI stations
• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• Mervyn A. Ellison

References

На других языках

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[de] Fethard-on-Sea

Fethard-on-Sea (irisch Fiodh Ard, großer/ hoher Wald/ Gehölz) ist eine Kleinstadt im County Wexford im äußersten Südosten von Irland. Bei der Volkszählung 2016 hatte sie 311 Einwohner.[1]

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- [en] Fethard-on-Sea

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[ru] Фетард-он-Си

Фетард-он-Си[2] (англ. Fethard-on-Sea; ирл. Fiodh Ard) — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Уэксфорд (провинция Ленстер).

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