Based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (Uí Ceinnsealaigh), whose capital was Ferns, County Wexford, is located in the province of Leinster and the Southern Region. Plenty of evidence of early habitation can be seen with the Portal tombs (sometimes called dolmens) at Ballybrittas (on Bree Hill) and Newbawn, dating back to the Neolithic period. In 1169, Wexford was the site of invasion by Normans; the subsequent colonization was followed by the Cambro-Normans.<\/span><\/span><\/span>","The Vikings, a Scandinavian people of astounding vitality, first began their invasion of Scotland in 794. However, the first wave of mass Viking migration occurred around 888","The Irish Potato Famine<\/strong>, also known as The Great Famine<\/strong> or Great Hunger<\/strong> lasted from 1845 to 1850 and resulted in a great exodus of Irish refugees fleeing to Britain, Australia, and North America, one of the most dramatic waves of Irish migration in history. It was one of the world's worst disasters in world history - over one million people died in a five year span.","Grattan and the Irish Volunteer army obtained an independent parliament in 1782. Continued Irish unrest and Wolfe Tone's rebellion in 1798 led to the Act of Union in 1800 and Irish representation in British Parliament. Daniel O'Connell's agitation resulted in the granting of Catholic Emancipation in 1829. The Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s decimated the population and caused mass emigration. ",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/castle1.webp","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/ireland_wexford.webp?pos=floatRight","","","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Morphy","sU":"MURPHY","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"\/dpreview\/MURPHY\/IR\/Morphy\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"\/dpreview\/ANDERSON\/SC\/Anderson\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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