tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post2809867836066098204..comments2024-03-04T00:18:59.554+00:00Comments on Ireland In Ruins: Old Ferns Abbey & Cathedral Co WexfordCastlehunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225021319443029751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-23961191525078047822021-11-09T19:49:53.989+00:002021-11-09T19:49:53.989+00:00Thanks for that info Steve. Very interesting ances...Thanks for that info Steve. Very interesting ancestry to have!Castlehunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225021319443029751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-57515954816622171792021-11-06T11:34:09.037+00:002021-11-06T11:34:09.037+00:00Diarmuid McMurrogh has surfaced in my ancestry and...Diarmuid McMurrogh has surfaced in my ancestry and it states there that he is buried in the graveyard behind the present church.Steve Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910919166216456810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-7260332837593896202015-07-09T11:12:48.310+01:002015-07-09T11:12:48.310+01:00Must check that out Joe. Even though I didn.t hear...Must check that out Joe. Even though I didn.t hear that from the guides when I visited Ferns Castle myself I have to say they were a very informative and friendly lot.Castlehunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225021319443029751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-4751847666280362472015-07-08T22:48:14.008+01:002015-07-08T22:48:14.008+01:00And interesting fact is that Diarmuid McMurrogh, w...And interesting fact is that Diarmuid McMurrogh, who was so vilified in Irish history for inviting the Norman-English into Ireland, is buried in the grave yard just behind the modern church right next to these ruins. I was clued into their location by the guide at Ferns Castle the day we were there.joe gannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356734523059529504noreply@blogger.com