Hollyfort Village

Hollyfort (Irish: Ráth an Chuilinn, meaning "ringfort of the holly") is a village in north County Wexford, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Mangan (Irish: an Mongán, meaning "the little swamp") in the valley of the River Bann, 7 km northwest of Gorey.

Historically it was called Rahincullin, which is an anglicisation of its Irish name.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

HDG/Tidy Towns AGM 6/3/23

 Hollyfort Development Group/Tidy Towns are holding their 2023 annual general meeting on 

Monday, 6th March 2023

at 7 pm

in Old School Community Centre, Hollyfort.

Get involved in your community 

All welcome 

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Tip of the Month

 


Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 7,000 gallons of water, three cubic yards of landfill space and 4,100 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

Reuse containers and reduce waste. The average child's school lunch generates 67 pounds of packaging waste over a year.

Batteries can cause serious harm to human health and the environment when disposed of with municipal solid waste. Many companies and retailers will take your old batteries and properly dispose of them or have them recycled.

Green Tips | Pages | WWF (worldwildlife.org)

Hollyfort's Newsletter 8

 

Friday, December 9, 2022

Santa Clause is coming

 



Meet Santa Clause at Hollyfort Old School House This year, Santa and Mrs Clause will call into Hollyfort at the Old School House on Sunday 11 December. Visit them from 6 pm and see what surprises they have for all the children. Afterwards, at 7.30 pm, join us for the countdown to the lighting-up of the Xmas Tree on the village green.

Hollyfort Tidy Towns thank Bailey's Toymaster, Gorey, for their generous sponsorship of Santa's toys.


Community Trails Grant Mt Nebo

 Hollyfort have been successful in their recent Pobal Community Trails Grant application. We can now add four more waymarkers, two extra benches and 350 trees to Mt Nebo trail. 

We will also be adding a new path on Mt Nebo which will join the upper and lower existing paths for those who want a shorter walk on the trail.

Watch this space!

Friday, November 18, 2022

Two awards in Keep Wex Beautiful

Hollyfort has won two awards in the Keep Wexford Beautiful Competition 2022. 
In the Category North Wexford 2k Clean, the village was awarded 2nd place and in the Category Best Heritage Preservation & Conservation Project, their 200 year celebration of Hollyfort Old School/Community Centre came Highly Commended. 
See our video of the event here.

Well done everyone involved!


 


Thursday, August 11, 2022

Heritage Week in Hollyfort with Plant Medicine School

 

Medicine of the Natural World

14 August, 11am - 12:30pm

Hollyfort Development Group/Tidy Towns

  • Plant Medicine School
  • Grove Mill, Hollyfort, Co. Wexford
  • Y25C6N1
  • Co. Wexford

11-12.30
Remembering- our amazing local flora and the medicine of the natural world around us. This 90-minute event will be a combination of walking in the field meeting some of the wonderful plants growing here. This will be interspersed with some relaxation techniques that are wonderful to do in nature and bring reciprocal health and healing; breathing with the trees, slow walking and heart resonance with the plants.

Aternoon session Cancelled 

2.30-4.30 -Remembering- some simples (home made herbal medicines) and how to make them. A 2-hour demonstration of how to make infused oils, vinegars, oxymels, syrups, salves and some other remedies from the plants around us.

Booking essential. Email Nikki Darrell at nikki@theplantmedicineschool.com