Ferns has a very extensive historical past. The town is believed to have been established in the 6th century. It was once the capital of Leinster when the Kings of that province had their seat of power there. Ferns Castle, an Anglo-Norman fortress was built in the 13th century by William, Earl Marshall. Today about half of the castle still stands. The castle draws a small, but steady tourist trade to the town.
There are several other examples of the towns eventful history, including St. Mary's, a 12th centuryAugustinian Prior, a 13th century cathedral and several high crosses and parts of crosses also remain.
Today the tradition of Religion in the town lives on with the recent establishment of a Hermitage in the town for prayer and total devotion to God.
the plural of fern, a type of plant that reproduces using spores rather than seeds.
Ferns, a small historic town in north County Wexford, Ireland.
On 22 October 2005 a government-commissioned report compiled by a former Irish Supreme Court judge delivered a damning indictment of the handling of clerical sex abuse in the Irish diocese of Ferns.
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