Killanne (or Killann, Killane) () is a rural village roughly west of
Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountains and Ireland's longest beach, Curracloe.
The Plac ...
,
County Wexford, Ireland.
Notable people
Kate Webster, who was hanged for the
murder of Julia Martha Thomas, was born around 1849 in Killanne as Kate Lawler at her family's home.
leader
John Kelly, who died in 1798, was from Killanne,
as referenced by "Kelly, the Boy From Killane", an Irish song about the
1798 rebellion
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (; Ulster-Scots: ''The Turn out'', ''The Hurries'', 1798 Rebellion) was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland. The main organising force ...
.
See also
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List of populated places in the Republic of Ireland
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References
Towns and villages in County Wexford
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