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|text='''Enniscorthy''' is the second-largest town in [[County Wexford]]; at the 2011 census, the population of the town and environs was recorded as 10,838. Its stands on the slopes of a hill rising up from the River Slaney, which is crowned by the impressive sight of Enniscorthy Castle. | |text='''Enniscorthy''' is the second-largest town in [[County Wexford]]; at the 2011 census, the population of the town and environs was recorded as 10,838. Its stands on the slopes of a hill rising up from the River Slaney, which is crowned by the impressive sight of Enniscorthy Castle. | ||
| − | The origins of the town's name are obscure. It may refer either to the "Island of Corthaidh" or the "Island of Rocks". With a history going back to 465, Enniscorthy is one of the longest continuously-occupied sites in Ireland. The cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns is located in the town}}<noinclude> | + | The origins of the town's name are obscure. It may refer either to the "Island of Corthaidh" or the "Island of Rocks". With a history going back to 465, Enniscorthy is one of the longest continuously-occupied sites in Ireland. The cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns is located in the town.}}<noinclude> |
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