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Ferns
Fearna (Irish) | |
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  Ferns Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°35′24″N 6°29′49″W / 52.59000°N 6.49694°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | 1,317 |
| Irish Grid Reference | T017498 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 571 | — |
| 1841 | 632 | +10.7% |
| 1851 | 637 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 586 | −8.0% |
| 1871 | 568 | −3.1% |
| 1881 | 495 | −12.9% |
| 1891 | 517 | +4.4% |
| 1901 | 495 | −4.3% |
| 1911 | 505 | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 507 | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 342 | −32.5% |
| 1946 | 445 | +30.1% |
| 1951 | 441 | −0.9% |
| 1956 | 588 | +33.3% |
| 1961 | 557 | −5.3% |
| 1966 | 580 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 712 | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 823 | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 811 | −1.5% |
| 1991 | 859 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 915 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 985 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 954 | −3.1% |
| 2011 | 1,362 | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 1,415 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,317 | −6.9% |
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Ferns (Irish: Fearna, short for Fearna Mór Maedhóg)[8] is a historic town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is 11 km (7 mi) north of Enniscorthy. The remains of Ferns Castle are in the centre of the town. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.[8]
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- ^ NISRA. "Census Home Page". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ Lee, J. J. (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. (eds.). Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Mokyr, Joel; Ó Gráda, Cormac (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850". The Economic History Review. 37 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x. hdl:10197/1406. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ferns". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Fearna/Ferns". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.