Oulart Hill 1798 Battlefield Walking Hub Blog

Thrashing and Thatching!

The Bygone days storytelling house is planning a threshing on the 26th of September weather permitting.  2 acres of thatching wheat was sowed earlier this year with the special old variety seed coming from...

Session on Oulart Hill

Matty Murphy, Castlebridge tells a yarn and sings Boolavogue within Tulach a t’Solais, Oulart Hill in 2013. With thanks to Kieran Kelly for the video.

Oulart Hill to feature on RTE’s Nationwide!

Oulart Hill and Tulach a’tSolais are set to feature along with other leading heritage sites in County Wexford tonight on RTE 1’s Nationwide! Don’t forget to tune in or pick it up on RTE’s...

Oulart 1938

This is an intriguing picture of Oulart on the evening before the 1798 Commemorations in 1938. It was on this occasion that the first monument on Oulart Hill was unveiled. There are two people...

Oulart Hill goes wordwide!

We’ve been taking a look at our website statistics and it is very interesting to see the worldwide appeal of Oulart Hill, the burning spark that ignited 1798 rebellion in County Wexford. From China to...

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2015

“Tá sé fuar fliuch, agus tá sé ag cur báistí!”   What: Bilingual guided tour of Oulart The ’98 Village and An Screig (Oulart Hill) When: Wed 11 March, at 10.a.m – 12.30. Mar chuid de cheiliúradh...