Enniscorthy (Inis Córthaidh)

A Slaney-side town beneath a Norman castle, central to 1798.

Dominated by its restored Norman castle, Enniscorthy was a focal point of the 1798 Rebellion, whose story is told in the National 1798 Rebellion Centre. The rebels' last stand came on nearby Vinegar Hill.

At a glance

• Norman castle above the River Slaney
• Key site of the 1798 Rebellion
• Beside Vinegar Hill

In County Wexford

Enniscorthy is in County Wexford, Loch Garman in Irish, which means “Garman's lake”.

More in Wexford

• Vinegar Hill (Cnoc Fhíodh na gCaor): The hill above Enniscorthy where the great battle of the 1798 Rebellion was fought.
• Hook Head (Rinn Duáin): Home to one of the oldest working lighthouses in the world.
• The Saltee Islands (Na Sailtí): Two small islands off the Wexford coast, one of Ireland's great bird sanctuaries.

Other places of this kind

• The Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair): Sea cliffs located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region.
• Newgrange (Sí an Bhrú): A prehistoric monument in County Meath, older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids.
• The Giant's Causeway (Clochán an Aifir): Around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns on the Antrim coast, a UNESCO site wrapped in the legend of Finn McCool.
• Glendalough (Gleann Dá Loch): A beautiful glacial valley of two lakes, home to one of Ireland's most important early monastic settlements.
• The Rock of Cashel (Carraig Phádraig): A dramatic outcrop crowned with medieval buildings, once the seat of the kings of Munster.
• Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nóis): A great early monastery on the banks of the Shannon, once a renowned centre of learning.

The Irish name

The Irish form of Enniscorthy is Inis Córthaidh. You can hear it spoken, and take apart names like it, in the Placename Explorer. The authoritative record for any Irish place-name is logainm.ie.