Ferns
Ferns is a historic town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is 11 km north of Enniscorthy. The remains of Ferns Castle are in the centre of the town. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 1,320 residents
- Description: town in County Wexford, Ireland
- Also known as: “Alder Trees” and “Ferns, County Wexford”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ferns Cathedral and Ferns Abbey.
Ferns Cathedral
Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Church of St Edan is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Ferns, County Wexford in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
Ferns Abbey
Ruins
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Ferns Abbey is a ruined Augustinian abbey in Ferns, County Wexford, Ireland. Likely built on the site of an early Christian monastic site founded by Máedóc of Ferns, the standing remains were built by Diarmait Mac Murchada c.1160.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Harrow and Ballycarney.
The Harrow
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
The Harrow is a small rural village in County Wexford in the southeastern corner of Ireland. It is situated 5 km east of Ferns. Pat Redmond bred the 1946 Irish Greyhound Derby champion "Steve" in the village. The Harrow is situated 4½ km southeast of Ferns.
Ballycarney
Village
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Ballycarney is a small village in County Wexford in Ireland. It is located on the R745 regional road on the east bank of the River Slaney. It is centred on All Saints Ballycarney Church of Ireland chapel, which sits on a height overlooking the river. Ballycarney is situated 5 km west of Ferns.
Camolin
Village
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Camolin is a village in County Wexford in Ireland, situated in the valley of the River Bann on the R772 regional road 6 km northeast of Ferns. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 415 people. Camolin is situated 6 km northeast of Ferns.
Ferns
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.58979° or 52° 35′ 23″ northLongitude
-6.49529° or 6° 29′ 43″ westPopulation
1,320Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
9C4MHGQ3+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 52218993OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2964318Wikidata ID
Q2096277
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Ferns” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ferns”
- Bulgarian: “Фърнс”
- Cebuano: “Ferns”
- Chinese: “弗恩斯”
- Dutch: “Ferns”
- French: “Ferns”
- German: “Ferns”
- Hebrew: “פרמס”
- Irish: “Fearna”
- Italian: “Ferns”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ferns”
- Norwegian: “Ferns”
- Polish: “Ferns”
- Portuguese: “Ferns”
- Russian: “Фернс”
- Spanish: “Ferns”
- Swedish: “Ferns”
- Welsh: “Ferns”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint Edans and Barrack Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ferns Post Office and Saint Edan’s Graveyard.
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