Centuries-old Co Wexford graveyard vandalised

Twelve graves at a centuries-old cemetery in Co Wexford have been vandalised, with a local county council warning it will cost thousands of euro to restore them.

Located close to the Co Wexford villages of Tagoat and Rosslare Strand, the headstones of the graves at the the isolated Churchtown Graveyard had been sprayed with graffiti. Chairman of Wexford County Council Ger Carthy condemned the act, adding it was the first time something like has happened.

Wexford County Council operates and maintains 14 open burial grounds and approximately 135 vested burial grounds throughout the county.Around €500,000 is allocated annually from Council funds for burial ground maintenance.

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