Coordinates: 52°31′19″N 6°44′42″W / 52.52194°N 6.74500°W / 52.52194; -6.74500

Killanne

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Killanne (or Killann, Killane) (Irish: Cill Anna) is a rural village roughly 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland.[1]

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.[2] United Irish leader[citation needed] John Kelly, who died in 1798, was from Killanne,[1] as referenced by "Kelly, the Boy From Killane", an Irish song about the 1798 rebellion.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Killanne". Screen Wexford. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Donaghy, Gerard. "Ten facts about Kate Webster, the Irish maid hanged for dismembering her employer in Victorian London". The Irish Post. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

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