Mount Folly
Mount Folly is a building in County Wexford, Leinster. Mount Folly is situated nearby to Swan Fountain, as well as near the cemetery St Michael’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Assumption, Wexford and National Opera House.
Church of the Assumption, Wexford
Church
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of the Assumption, Wexford is situated 280 metres northwest of Mount Folly.
National Opera House
Theater building
The National Opera House, formerly the Wexford Opera House, is a theatre in Wexford, Ireland. It was officially opened on 5 September 2008 in a ceremony with the Taoiseach Brian Cowen, followed by a live broadcast of RTÉ's The Late Late Show from the O'Reilly Theatre. National Opera House is situated 680 metres north of Mount Folly.
Ballast Bank
Islet
Photo: Romie.Ross, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ballast Bank, situated in Wexford Harbour, Ireland, is a man made structure, built in 1832. Ballast Bank is situated 650 metres north of Mount Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wexford and Barntown.
Wexford
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, on the southeast corner of Ireland. The bay that forms its harbour has for centuries drawn incomers, and it was at the centre of the rebellion of 1798. In 2022 it had a population of 21,500.
Barntown
Village
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barntown is a townland and village in County Wexford, Ireland, located just outside the town of Wexford. As of the 2022 census, Barntown had a population of 505 people. Barntown is situated 5 km west of Mount Folly.
Piercetown
Village
Piercetown, or Piercestown, is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It is 6 km south of the centre of Wexford town. As at October 2025, bus route 390 operates a few times a day to Wexford town. Piercetown is situated 6 km south of Mount Folly.
Mount Folly
- Type: Building
- Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.33232° or 52° 19′ 56″ northLongitude
-6.45867° or 6° 27′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C4M8GJR+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 88601723OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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