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The best
preserved of the ruined Churches of Wexford is St. Patrick's,
adjacent to St. Patrick's Square. In structure, the buildings
are a miniature of Selskar, but it has a feature all its own- a
double belfry on either gable end. In one of these, which stood
above the High Altar, were the Sanctus Bell, which was rung from
the Sanctuary at the more solemn parts of the Mass, the others
over the main entrance were bells of different tone and used to
summon people to Church.
In the surrounding graveyard are buried many of the victims of
1649 and '98, though. In the latter date both friend and foe
shared the common ground of the dead, many of the infamous North
Cork Militia being buried close to the main gate of the
Cemetery.
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The Twin Bell Towers of
St. Patrick's Church |
Bride Street
Spire through a window of St. Patrick's.
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