Kilanerin or Killinierin () is a village in north

County Wexford County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...

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, 4 kilometres west of the N11 road, near the village of

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and approximately 12 kilometres from the town of

Gorey Gorey () is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is beside the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route. Local newspapers include the ''Gorey Guardian''. As a growi ...

. It lies in the foothills of

Croghan Mountain Croghan Mountain or Croghan Kinsella () at , is the 211th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 258th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The ...

, the site of a once-famous gold rush.

History and architecture

The

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church in the village, St. Peter and Paul's Church, is a

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structure which was built in 1863. The architects were

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and

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. The Esmonde family of Ballynastragh were major benefactors of the church, and are listed together with other benefactors on a plaque inside the church. Borleigh Manor is a Georgian residence on of land. It is the former residence of Richard Greene the film star who is best known for his portrayal of Robin Hood. Among the film stars to have spent some time there were

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and Richard Burton. Ballynastragh House was the home of the Esmonde family and dates back to the 17th century. It was burned down and destroyed by members of the

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on 9 March 1923. It was home to a museum, and the destruction of the documents within it was a loss second only to that which occurred in the Four Courts in 1922. A new house, similar in style, was built on the site in the 1930s and still exists today. Titania's Palace was for a period kept in Ballynastragh House. IMG LimbrickMemorial1629

Sport

The local

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club is known as

Kilanerin–Ballyfad GAA Kilanerin–Ballyfad GAA, often called simply Kilanerin, is a Gaelic football, hurling and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Kilanerin (Killinierin), County Wexford, Ireland. History There were formerly three clubs in the parish: Kilane ...

. It joins with other small villages such as Ballyfad, Ballythomas and Annagh to form the GAA team. The club competes at various levels in the underage and adult categories within

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. The adult team compete in the Wexford Senior Football Championship which they last won in 2008. They also previously competed in the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship until their relegation to the Intermediate Championship. Former All-Star

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is a player with the club. Other former players include

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TD Michael W. D'Arcy.

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{{County Wexford Towns and villages in County Wexford

History and architecture

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