Boolavogue
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Boolavogue
Buaile Mhaodhóg | |
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Village | |
 Boolavogue church | |
  Boolavogue Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°33′18″N6°25′12″W/ 52.555°N 6.42°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1(IST(WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | T064462 |
Boolavogue,also speltBoolavogeorBoleyvogue(Irish:Buaile Mhaodhóg),[1]is a village 12 km northeast ofEnniscorthyinCounty Wexford,Ireland.It is in theRoman CatholicDiocese of Ferns.
It has given its name to "Boolavogue",an Irish ballad commemorating theIrish Rebellion of 1798,when the local parish priestFather John Murphyled his parishioners into battle on 26 May 1798. The Wexford rebels were eventually defeated at theBattle of Vinegar Hillon 21 June. Father Murphy and the other rebel leaders were executed. Fr Murphy was hanged, then decapitated, his corpse burnt in a barrel of tar and his head placed on a spike as a warning to other rebels, many of whom nevertheless fought on for up to five years afterwards.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^"Buaile Mhaodhóg".Logainm.Retrieved12 February2020.
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