Ferns

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Ferns is a historic village in County Wexford, Ireland, known as an early medieval ecclesiastical center and former capital of the Kingdom of Leinster.

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Ferns canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place
settlement
village
contains Ferns Cathedral parish NERFINISHED
country Ireland NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalSiteType castle ruins
ecclesiastical enclosure
monastic site
hasCounty County Wexford NERFINISHED
hasCulturalHeritage Norman-Irish heritage
medieval Irish ecclesiastical heritage
hasDiocesanCathedral Cathedral of St Edan, Ferns NERFINISHED
hasEcclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Ferns NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus early medieval ecclesiastical centre
hasHistoricalPeriodOfImportance High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
early Middle Ages
hasLanguage English
Irish
hasNearbyTown Enniscorthy NERFINISHED
Gorey NERFINISHED
hasNotablePerson Art MacMurrough-Kavanagh NERFINISHED
Diarmait Mac Murchada NERFINISHED
St Aidan of Ferns NERFINISHED
hasPostalCode Y21
hasProvince Leinster NERFINISHED
hasRegion southeastern Ireland
hasReligiousSignificance important early Christian centre in Ireland
hasStructure Cathedral of St Edan, Ferns NERFINISHED
Ferns Castle NERFINISHED
St Mary’s Abbey (Ferns) NERFINISHED
St Mogue’s Well NERFINISHED
St Peter’s Church (Ferns) NERFINISHED
medieval monastic remains
historicalRole episcopal see in medieval Ireland
seat of the kings of Leinster
isTouristDestinationFor Norman castle ruins
medieval ecclesiastical sites
locatedIn County Wexford NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Province of Leinster NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerPoliticalEntity Kingdom of Leinster NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Irish Standard Time NERFINISHED
Western European Time
namedAfter St Aidan of Ferns NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
roadAccess N11 road NERFINISHED
R745 road
wasCapitalOf Kingdom of Leinster NERFINISHED

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